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“He wants the minute and secret reflection between them, the depth of field minimal, their foreignness intimate like two pages of a closed book.”
― The English Patient
― The English Patient
“Your hand can seize today, but not tomorrow; and thoughts of your tomorrow are nothing but desire. Don’t waste this breath, if your heart isn’t crazy, since "the rest of your life" won’t last forever.”
― Quatrains - Ballades
― Quatrains - Ballades
“Rushing into action, you fail.
Trying to grasp things, you lose them.
Forcing a project to completion,
you ruin what was almost ripe.
Therefore the Master takes action
by letting things take their course.
He remains as calm at the end
as at the beginning.
He has nothing,
thus has nothing to lose.
What he desires is non-desire;
what he learns is to unlearn.
He simply reminds people
of who they have always been.
He cares about nothing but the Tao.
Thus he can care for all things.”
― Tao Te Ching
Trying to grasp things, you lose them.
Forcing a project to completion,
you ruin what was almost ripe.
Therefore the Master takes action
by letting things take their course.
He remains as calm at the end
as at the beginning.
He has nothing,
thus has nothing to lose.
What he desires is non-desire;
what he learns is to unlearn.
He simply reminds people
of who they have always been.
He cares about nothing but the Tao.
Thus he can care for all things.”
― Tao Te Ching
“Habit is the intersection of knowledge (what to do), skill (how to do), and desire (want to do).”
― The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change
― The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change
“I spin worlds where we could be together. I dream you. For me, imagination and desire are very close.”
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“What if one happens to be possessed of a heart that can’t be trustedâ€�? What if the heart, for its own unfathomable reasons, leads one willfully and in a cloud of unspeakable radiance away from health, domesticity, civic responsibility and strong social connections and all the blandly-held common virtues and instead straight towards a beautiful flare of ruin, self-immolation, disaster?”
― The Goldfinch
― The Goldfinch
“À l'aurore, armés d'une ardente patience, nous entrerons aux splendides Villes.
(In the dawn, armed with a burning patience, we shall enter the splendid Cities.)”
― A Season in Hell & Other Poems
(In the dawn, armed with a burning patience, we shall enter the splendid Cities.)”
― A Season in Hell & Other Poems
“GLOBAL TEMPERATURES HAVE LOWERED BY ONE DEGREE. GLOBEWIDE NATURAL INGREDIENT SHORTAGE IN EFFECT AS OF THIS MESSAGE UNTIL FURTHER NOTICEÂ ”
― Motive Black: A novel
― Motive Black: A novel
“Sometimes I think the difference between what we want and what we're afraid of is about the width of an eyelash.”
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“Ô, Wanderess, Wanderess
When did you feel your
most euphoric kiss?
Was I the source
of your greatest bliss?”
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When did you feel your
most euphoric kiss?
Was I the source
of your greatest bliss?”
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“I cannot rest, I must draw, however poor the result, and when I have a bad time come over me it is a stronger desire than ever.”
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“Why talk about what we want? That is childish. Absurd. Of course, you are interested in what you want. You are eternally interested in it. But no one else is. The rest of us are just like you: we are interested in what we want.”
― How to Win Friends & Influence People
― How to Win Friends & Influence People
“Believe me, for certain men at least, not taking what one doesn't desire is the hardest thing in the world.”
― The Fall
― The Fall
“What desire can be contrary to nature since it was given to man by nature itself?”
― Madness and Civilization: A History of Insanity in the Age of Reason
― Madness and Civilization: A History of Insanity in the Age of Reason
“And in his eyes he had the look of the cat who inspires a desire to caress but loves no one, who never feels he must respond to the impulses he arouses.”
― Delta of Venus
― Delta of Venus
“Desire is the key to motivation, but it’s determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit of your goal - a commitment to excellence - that will enable you to attain the success you seek.”
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“All I ever wanted from you was to know that I was wanted by you. Â That would have changed everything.”
― Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, and Grumblings for Every Day of the Year
― Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, and Grumblings for Every Day of the Year
“The greatest enemy of hunger for God is not poison but apple pie.
It is not the banquet of the wicked that dulls our appetite for
heaven, but endless nibbling at the table of the world. It is not
the X-rated video, but the prime-time dribble of triviality we
drink in every night.”
― A Hunger for God
It is not the banquet of the wicked that dulls our appetite for
heaven, but endless nibbling at the table of the world. It is not
the X-rated video, but the prime-time dribble of triviality we
drink in every night.”
― A Hunger for God
“I can’t go into detail, but it’s why I went to the special meeting at the Pentagon.”
― Counter Identity
― Counter Identity
“Oh to have you with me, to have you here, not to be alone, but to be with you, my beauty, you of all souls! You.”
― Pandora
― Pandora
“What will be left of all the fearing and wanting associated with your problematic life situation that every day takes up most of your attention? A dash, one or two inches long, between the date of birth and date of death on your gravestone.”
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“Wanting to test desire is nothing more than a ruse to get what we want without admitting that we want it.”
― Call Me by Your Name
― Call Me by Your Name
“Some people look as if they have lost their eagerness and passion. Their aspiration seems to be exhausted and fresh inspiration has abandoned their weary mind. Life has boundlessly given them material welfare, which has fully spoiled them in the end. No energy for longing has been left, as they have reached a twilight zone. The twilight of desire. ( "Twilight of desire" )”
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“New York is more than a state of mind. It is the completion of a dream. ( "New York at arm's length of desire" )”
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“When we stake a claim to the needs and wants of our life, we may easily fail to live up to the standards of others. Empathy and connectedness, however, might bridge the gap, by stirring our consciousness of the sensitive queries and by assessing the intricate framework of our surroundings with their countless, prickly nitty-gritties. ("Absence of Desire")”
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“If no signal ever awakens any smoldering desire or seething passion in the wasteland of our mental universe, only a third eye may throw inspiriting light on the path to good vibrations. (“A thousand timesâ€�)”
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