"Desire, even in its wildest tantrums, can neither persuade me it is love nor stop me from wishing it were."

-- W. H. Auden

#Sensual Quotes #Desire Quotes #Wish Quotes

“There are faint stars in the night sky that you can see, but only if you look to the side of where they shine. They burn too weakly or are too far away to be seen directly, even if you stare. But you can see them out of the corner of your eye because the cells on the periphery of your retina are more sensitive to light. Maybe truth is just like that. You can see it, but only out of the corner of your eye.”

Source : Janna Levin (2009). “A Madman Dreams of Turing Machines”, p.12, Anchor
“Not that my arms are getting tired or anything, but... how much longer is the hugging phase going to last?”

Source : Robin Wasserman (2012). “The Book of Blood and Shadow”, p.97, Knopf Books for Young Readers
“Whenever the government of the United States shall break up, it will probably be in consequence of a false direction having been given to public opinion.”
“You live in the city and all the time there are signs telling you what to do and billboards trying to sell you something.”
“For some reason there's this myth that creativity - [especially] in terms of creative writing - is a gift you either have, or you don't. So when people first start writing, if they write something that's not very good, or if they try and it's difficult, they go, "Oh, I guess I don't have it." That doesn't seem very fair, you have to try and you have to work at it. If we get scared of one bad poem and quit, that's not doing anybody any good.”
“Kinship with all creatures of the earth, sky and water was a real and active principle. In the animal and bird world there existed a brotherly feeling that kept the Lakota safe among them. And so close did some of the Lakotas come to their feathered and furred friends that in true brotherhood they spoke a common tongue.”

Source : Luther Standing Bear (2006). “Land of the Spotted Eagle”, p.193, U of Nebraska Press
“What scientists want next is a thorough comparison of what we and exosolar planets and vagabonds look like. Only in this way will we know whether our home life is normal or whether we live in a dysfunctional solar family.”
“I've been quite lucky - everything I've done has been quite varied.”

Source : "Konnie Huq: If I show my cleavage people make such a fuss". Mirror Interview, www.mirror.co.uk. November 30, 2008.

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