Acts are demanded, suicidal acts perhaps, but acts fraught…

I demanded a realm in which I should be both master and slave at the same time: The world of art is the only…

— Henry Miller

Every time you come to the limit of what is demanded of you, you are faced with the same problem-to be yourself!

— Henry Miller

For the artist to attach himself to his work, or identify himself with it, is suicidal.

— Henry Miller

Let's not allow the voice of the people to be overwhelmed by the siren song of those who opposed regulation, who demanded that government…

— David Blunkett

“They wanted facts. Facts! They demanded facts from him, as if facts could explain anything!”

— Joseph Conrad

“What?" he demanded. "Did you just...clean a dish?" Dee backed away slowly, blinking. She glanced at Daemon. "The world is going to end. And…

— Jennifer L. Armentrout

A demanded respect can only result in people pointing and laughing at you behind your back. An earned respect results in everyone having your…

— Ash Sweeney

“Mahaba ya kudai na kung’ang’aniza hayafai! (Love should neither be demanded nor forced upon).”

— Gloria D. Gonsalves

“He damaged her wings and demanded her to fly.”

— Noor Shirazie

“How dare you question my taste, woman?" he demanded. "If I say you're beautiful then you're beautiful so get the hell over it!”

— R.L. Mathewson

“Is there a reason you are here?" he finally demanded. With complete nonchalance she replied, "Well,I've brought my trunks. I do believe I'm moving…

— Johanna Lindsey

“He could live with them playing badly now and again, he told them, but he demanded 100 per cent on the pitch in every…

— Guillem Balague

“nothing wrong with a lie or two when the situation demanded it”

— Sue Grafton

“No...if the world demanded their deaths in return for safety, she would have watched it burn.”

— Michelle Sagara West

“Love was love, and always demanded more than a lover was capable of giving.”

— Benjamin Black