#temptation

Self-knowledge is better than self-control any day," Raquel said firmly. "And I know myself well enough to know how I act around cookies. ↗

— Claudia Gray

#self-knowledge #temptation #funny

It is funny how mortals always picture us as putting things into their minds: in reality our best work is done by keeping things out. ↗

— C.S. Lewis

#funny

Idleness is a constant sin, and labor is a duty. Idleness is the devil's home for temptation and for unprofitable, distracting musings; while labor profit others and ourselves. ↗

— Anne Baxter

#devil #distracting #duty #home #idleness

Hard to say what's right when all I wanna do is wrong. ↗

— Prince

#music #right #temptation #wrong #music

Temptation likes best those who think they have a natural immunity, for it may laugh all the harder when they succumb. ↗

— Catherynne M. Valente

#nature

Just because a feeling is natural does not mean it should be indulged. ↗

— Roseanna White

#temptation #urge #nature

I can resist anything except temptation. ↗

— Oscar Wilde

#wild

The only way to get rid of temptation is to yield to it. ↗

— Oscar Wilde

#wild

They were close enough that he could feel the hurried beat of her heart. He could feel Charlotte's indecision in every word she didn't say and every move she didn't make. She was tense with uncertainty, quivering with irresolution. She might not be leaning into him, but she wasn't pulling away, either. ↗

— Lauren Willig

#night-jasmine #uncertainty #temptation

I'm not very good with anything physical...' she began as they turned down a hallway she had never seen. He flashed her a grin as they walked. 'I find that hard to believe.' She caught the innuendo in his voice and felt a blush creep to her cheeks. 'You know what I mean. ↗

— Michelle Zink

#griffin #griffin-channing #helen #helen-cartwright #michelle-zink