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> [You can't do every movie - although I do a lot of them - and the thing I'm longing to do is...…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lance-henriksen/you-can-t-do-every-movie-although-i-do-a-lot-of-them-and-the-thing-i/)

[Lance Henriksen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lance-henriksen/)

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> [“It was a fantastic feeling, but it left me restless because the most important thing in it was the longing, for what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karl-ove-knausgard/it-was-a-fantastic-feeling-but-it-left-me-restless-because-the-most/)

[Karl Ove Knausgård](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karl-ove-knausgard/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e8/karl-ove-knausgard-3539_future_it-was-a-fantastic-feeling-but-it-left-m_234451.png)

> [“If you are not grateful for what you have, how do you know that you will be grateful for the thing that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremiah-browne/if-you-are-not-grateful-for-what-you-have-how-do-you-know-that-you/)

[Jeremiah Browne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeremiah-browne/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e3/jeremiah-browne-95001_gratitude_if-you-are-not-grateful-for-what-you-hav_417582.jpg)

> [“Life is a strange thing. Why this longing for life? It is a game which no man wins. To live is to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-london/life-is-a-strange-thing-why-this-longing-for-life-it-is-a-game-which/)

[Jack London](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-london/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e6d/jack-london-595_death_life-is-a-strange-thing-why-this-longing_1953527.jpg)

> [“The thing about longing is this: It is easy to feel equal to wanting. It is rare to feel equal to having.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-humphreys/the-thing-about-longing-is-this-it-is-easy-to-feel-equal-to-wanting/)

[Helen Humphreys](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helen-humphreys/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f5c/helen-humphreys-17672_inspirational_the-thing-about-longing-is-this-it-is-ea_2049403.png)

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