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title: "10 Needing Love Quotes by 9 authors"
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> [“Needing someone to love me and want me has always driven me to the brink of madness.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathryn-perez/needing-someone-to-love-me-and-want-me-has-always-driven-me-to-the/)

[Kathryn Perez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathryn-perez/)

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> [Love is needing someone. Love is putting up with someone's bad qualities because they somehow complete you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-dessen/love-is-needing-someone-love-is-putting-up-with-someone-s-bad/)

[Sarah Dessen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-dessen/)

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> [“We all come out of the womb needing love in order to grow and develop properly.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-poirot/we-all-come-out-of-the-womb-needing-love-in-order-to-grow-and-develop/)

[Ken Poirot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-poirot/)

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> [I think you realize how much you need to have people that you love. It's not as much about them loving you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chadwick-boseman/i-think-you-realize-how-much-you-need-to-have-people-that-you-love-it/)

[Chadwick Boseman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chadwick-boseman/)

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> [“My love for you is for no reason. I don't need anything from you. I just want you Love is not needing.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eliza-j/my-love-for-you-is-for-no-reason-i-don-t-need-anything-from-you-i/)

[Eliza J](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eliza-j/)

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> [“I think she loves him," Lissa said. "And love is needing someone. Love is putting up with someone's bad qualities because they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-dessen/i-think-she-loves-him-lissa-said-and-love-is-needing-someone-love-is/)

[Sarah Dessen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-dessen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bb1/sarah-dessen-110_lissa_i-think-she-loves-him-lissa-said-and-lov_2114957.png)

> [That if you could acquire enough, accomplish enough, you’d never want to own or do another thing. That if you could eat…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-palahniuk/that-if-you-could-acquire-enough-accomplish-enough-you-d-never-want/)

[Chuck Palahniuk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-palahniuk/)

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> [I'm hurting baby, I'm broken down.I need your loving, loving I need it now. When I'm without you I'm something weak.you got…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tonirose/i-m-hurting-baby-i-m-broken-down-i-need-your-loving-loving-i-need-it/)

[Tonirose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tonirose/)

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> [“It’s fucking frustrating, isn’t it? To be right there, on the edge emotionally, needing something from someone you love, yet they won’t…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/randi-cooley-wilson/it-s-fucking-frustrating-isn-t-it-to-be-right-there-on-the-edge/)

[Randi Cooley Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/randi-cooley-wilson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c78/randi-cooley-wilson-37011_next-time_it-s-fucking-frustrating-isn-t-it-to-be_1544473.jpg)

> [“I love you... I love you without needing you, I love you without wanting you. I love you for being you. Because,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/israel-s-dudley/i-love-you-i-love-you-without-needing-you-i-love-you-without-wanting/)

[Israel S. Dudley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/israel-s-dudley/)

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