Craving Quote by John Fowles

“The craving to risk death is our last great perversion. We come from night, we go into night. Why live in night?”

John Fowles

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Most marriages recognize this paradox: Passion destroys passion; we want what puts an end to wanting what we want.

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That is the great distinction between the sexes. Men see objects, women see the relationships between objects.

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There is only one good definition of God: the freedom that allows other freedoms to exist.

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They looked down on her; and she looked up through them.

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“Long afterwards I realized why some men, racing drivers and their like, become addicted to speed. There are those of us who never see…

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The best wines take the longest to mature.

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“Liking other people is an illusion we have to cherish in ourselves if we are to live in society. It”

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Fie on the eloquence that leaves us craving itself, not things!

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