Possession Quotes

1254 Possession quotes by 873 unique authors

There are periods of despondency and suffering which take possession of me. But I don't want anything but my own way. That is wanting a… — Kate Chopin
He loved possessions, not masses of them, but a select few that he did not part with. They gave a man self-respect. Not ostentation but… — Patricia Highsmith
He hadnâ€™t once ceased looking at Daisy, and I think he revalued everything in his house according to the measure of response it drew from… — F. Scott Fitzgerald
Wherever there is great property there is great inequality. For one very rich man there must be at least five hundred poor, and the affluence… — Adam Smith
It's a truth universally acknowledged that an FBI special agent in possession of great skill and talent is likely to engage in trash talk every… — Julie James
Society, civilized society at least, is never very ready to believe anything to the detriment of those who are both rich and fascinating. It feels… — Oscar Wilde
Once a person gave his talent to the world, the world put a stamp upon it. The talent was not a personal possession any more.… — Daphne du Maurier
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife. However little… — Jane Austen
Kate Daniels, trained negotiator. When in possession of some valuable information, give it away to the first sexy man you see with no guarantee of… — Ilona Andrews
Apocalypse does not point to a fiery Armageddon but to the fact that our ignorance and our complacency are coming to an endâ€¦ The exclusivism… — Joseph Campbell
I will give my whole heart and soul to my Maker if I can,' I answered, 'and not one atom more of it to you… — Anne Bronte
Marriage and its entourage of possession and jealousy enslave the spirit. — Irvin D. Yalom
When I tell you not to marry without love, I do not advise you to marry for love alone: there are many, many other things… — Anne Bronte
Once he had taken hold, he did not let go. It was not a handshake, it was a possession. — Lisa Kleypas
If you wish information and improvement from the knowledge of others, and yet at the same time express yourself as firmly fix'd in your present… — Benjamin Franklin
She would fain have caught at the skirts of that departing time, and prayed it to return, and give her back what she had too… — Elizabeth Gaskell
Every form of strength is also a form of weakness,â€ he once wrote. â€œPretty girls tend to become insufferable because, being pretty, their faults are… — Michael Lewis
We have all lost our possessions and many of us our homes," he said. "But these losses, severe though they may seem, remind us of… — Lloyd Jones
For all the books in his possession, he still failed to read the stories written plain as day in the faces of the people around… — Emma Donoghue
Love is influenced by no consideration, recognizes no restraints of reason, and is of the same nature as death, that assails alike the lofty palaces… — Miguel de Cervantes

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