--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: But that wasn't enough for him anymore…" description: "\"“But that wasn't enough for him anymore. He wanted more. He wanted substance and depth and love. He wanted Miracle. It was as simple as that.”\" — M. Le..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b6/m-leighton-786_love_but-that-wasn-t-enough-for-him-anymore-h_3053024.jpg" --- # But that wasn't enough for him anymore. He wanted more. He… ![“But that wasn't enough for him anymore. He wanted more. He wanted substance and depth and love. He wanted Miracle. It was as simple as that.” quote by M. Leighton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b6/m-leighton-786_love_but-that-wasn-t-enough-for-him-anymore-h_3053024.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b6/m-leighton-786_love_but-that-wasn-t-enough-for-him-anymore-h_3053024.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b6/m-leighton-786_love_but-that-wasn-t-enough-for-him-anymore-h_3053024.jpg) > ““But that wasn't enough for him anymore. He wanted more. He wanted substance and depth and love. He wanted Miracle. It was as simple as that.”” [M. Leighton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-leighton/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. He craved deeper meaning, love, and something miraculous beyond ordinary desires. **In simple terms:** He wanted deeper love and meaning. Key Takeaway Seek depth, not just more. Themes desire meaning spirituality Mood hopeful reflective Type philosophical inspirational When to use this quote - personal growth - relationships - spiritual quest - creative pursuits Key Concepts existential longing miracle seeking Questions to Reflect On - What does “miracle” mean to you? - How can you find depth now? A Different Perspective Depth may be elusive without effort. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet [Love](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/love/) [Miracle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/miracle/) ## Related quotes > [If you're wondering what I mean by 'miracle,' it's simple: a miracle is a shift in perspective from fear to love. A miracle can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabrielle-bernstein/if-you-re-wondering-what-i-mean-by-miracle-it-s-simple-a-miracle-is-a/) [Gabrielle Bernstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gabrielle-bernstein/) > [“magic you wanted was a miracle, magic you didn’t want was a haunting.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brit-bennett/magic-you-wanted-was-a-miracle-magic-you-didn-t-want-was-a-haunting/) [Brit Bennett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brit-bennett/) > [“Eve still marveled on a daily basis at the speed with which her own life had changed. A year ago, she'd been lost and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-perrotta/eve-still-marveled-on-a-daily-basis-at-the-speed-with-which-her-own/) [Tom Perrotta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-perrotta/) > [“What’s left of what your body was —once the girl with bare shoulder blades , giggling, once the girl galloping an imaginary horse, once…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ava-dellaira/what-s-left-of-what-your-body-was-once-the-girl-with-bare-shoulder/) [Ava Dellaira](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ava-dellaira/) > [If I was to keep playing, I had to play in Detroit, and it just wasn't for me anymore.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/calvin-johnson/if-i-was-to-keep-playing-i-had-to-play-in-detroit-and-it-just-wasn-t/) [Calvin Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/calvin-johnson/) > [“The secret has been killing me. Taking small chunks out of who I am until I wasn't me anymore.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marata-eros/the-secret-has-been-killing-me-taking-small-chunks-out-of-who-i-am/) [Marata Eros](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marata-eros/) > [These days her entire life was about making people believe she was someone she wasn't anymore.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodi-picoult/these-days-her-entire-life-was-about-making-people-believe-she-was/) [Jodi Picoult](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jodi-picoult/) > [The depth of our love can be measured by our efforts. We demonstrate our love when we take that extra step...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harville-hendrix/the-depth-of-our-love-can-be-measured-by-our-efforts-we-demonstrate/) [Harville Hendrix](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harville-hendrix/) > [“When you react, you are not in a state of love. When you can love without expectation, you are in a state of pure…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judith-hanson-lasater/when-you-react-you-are-not-in-a-state-of-love-when-you-can-love/) [Judith Hanson Lasater](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judith-hanson-lasater/) > [“the sapphire depth of my own love...startles and warms and wounds my soul.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sanober-khan/the-sapphire-depth-of-my-own-love-startles-and-warms-and-wounds-my/) [Sanober Khan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sanober-khan/) > [Men are terrified of a woman's depth of love and the energy that moves as a woman's sexuality and emotions. And, at the same…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-deida/men-are-terrified-of-a-woman-s-depth-of-love-and-the-energy-that/) [David Deida](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-deida/) > [Do not love someone deeply to make sure that the other side love you as the same depth!! The depth of your love today…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ritu-ghatourey/do-not-love-someone-deeply-to-make-sure-that-the-other-side-love-you/) [Ritu Ghatourey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ritu-ghatourey/) > [“There are not enough days in forever to allow me to fully express the depth of my love for you.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-maraboli/there-are-not-enough-days-in-forever-to-allow-me-to-fully-express-the/) [Steve Maraboli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-maraboli/) > [There is no way to measure the depth of love](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mak-786/there-is-no-way-to-measure-the-depth-of-love/) Mak\_786 > [“And i often thought about life with great discernment, that I aught not run headlong into love. I contemplated how we are born with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leonie-anderson/and-i-often-thought-about-life-with-great-discernment-that-i-aught/) Leonie Anderson ## More by M. Leighton > [“She smiled at and spoke to each person. It was as though she couldn't come into contact with anyone or anything without imparting some…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-leighton/she-smiled-at-and-spoke-to-each-person-it-was-as-though-she-couldn-t/) [M. Leighton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-leighton/) > [“Dude, now you’re flirting? Even to my own ears, my comment sounds suggestive. The sad thing is, it was meant that way. There are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-leighton/dude-now-you-re-flirting-even-to-my-own-ears-my-comment-sounds/) [M. Leighton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-leighton/) > [“She chews the inside of her lip as she digests it all. I don’t think she has a clue how sexy and adorable she…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-leighton/she-chews-the-inside-of-her-lip-as-she-digests-it-all-i-don-t-think/) [M. Leighton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-leighton/) > [“Really?” “Really.” “Really really?” “Really really. Just remember, tonight you’re mine.” It worries how much I like the sound of that, the thought of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-leighton/really-really-really-really-really-really-just-remember-tonight-you/) [M. Leighton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-leighton/) > [“It’s me,” he says softly. “Stop listening to everything else. Remember the way you feel when I’m kissing you and touching you. Don’t think with your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-leighton/it-s-me-he-says-softly-stop-listening-to-everything-else-remember-the/) [M. Leighton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-leighton/) > [“Someday I'll marry you, Miracle. And maybe someday after that, I'll deserve you.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-leighton/someday-i-ll-marry-you-miracle-and-maybe-someday-after-that-i-ll/) [M. Leighton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-leighton/) > [Somehow, while I wasn't looking, I fell. And I fell hard.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-leighton/somehow-while-i-wasn-t-looking-i-fell-and-i-fell-hard/) [M. Leighton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-leighton/) > [“Don’t you think you should at least get dressed?” “Don’t you think you should at least give me my shirt then?” -Cash”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-leighton/don-t-you-think-you-should-at-least-get-dressed-don-t-you-think-you/) [M. Leighton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-leighton/) > [“Please. I love her.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-leighton/please-i-love-her/) [M. Leighton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-leighton/) > [“I’ve never really had feelings for a girl like her. Hell, I’ve never really had feelings for any girl period. Not like this anyway.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-leighton/i-ve-never-really-had-feelings-for-a-girl-like-her-hell-i-ve-never/) [M. Leighton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-leighton/) > [“Nash leans forward and cups my cheek with his hand. He cocks his head slightly as he considers me. “Don’t do that. Don’t ever…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-leighton/nash-leans-forward-and-cups-my-cheek-with-his-hand-he-cocks-his-head/) [M. Leighton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-leighton/) > [“He looks into my eyes for several intense seconds, watching me like I’m all he sees. And he’s all I see. For this moment,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-leighton/he-looks-into-my-eyes-for-several-intense-seconds-watching-me-like-i/) [M. Leighton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-leighton/) > [“Before I can respond, Nash continues. “Or was I there, too?” He brushes his lips over mine. “Did you think of my lips when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-leighton/before-i-can-respond-nash-continues-or-was-i-there-too-he-brushes-his/) [M. Leighton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-leighton/) > [“Yep, I’m making a fool of myself. Again. Right in front of Nash. Is there no end to my embarrassment with this guy?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-leighton/yep-i-m-making-a-fool-of-myself-again-right-in-front-of-nash-is-there/) [M. Leighton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-leighton/) > [“You haven't failed me. You've breathed so much life into my existence. Don't ever be sorry for that.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-leighton/you-haven-t-failed-me-you-ve-breathed-so-much-life-into-my-existence/) [M. Leighton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-leighton/) [Explore all 364 M. Leighton quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-leighton/) ## More Love quotes > [Whatever meaning 'Annie's Song' had for me on a personal level, there was also a larger context. It could just as easily have been…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-denver/whatever-meaning-annie-s-song-had-for-me-on-a-personal-level-there/) [John Denver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-denver/) > [Life is full of change. That's how we learn and grow.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/life-is-full-of-change-that-s-how-we-learn-and-grow/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [I need a bath." He chuckled. "You smell of smoke, as do I." The duke turned, leaning heavily on his cane. "Jameson, open the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karen-hawkins/i-need-a-bath-he-chuckled-you-smell-of-smoke-as-do-i-the-duke-turned/) [Karen Hawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karen-hawkins/) > [I love going to Columbia, Missouri. That is a really underrated campus. It shocked me when I went there because I really didn't know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kirk-herbstreit/i-love-going-to-columbia-missouri-that-is-a-really-underrated-campus/) [Kirk Herbstreit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kirk-herbstreit/) > [Life works most perfectly when a reciprocal love relationship is in place between man and God.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/beth-moore/life-works-most-perfectly-when-a-reciprocal-love-relationship-is-in/) [Beth Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/beth-moore/) > [We talk to God--that is prayer; God talks to us--that is inspiration.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/h-emilie-cady/we-talk-to-god-that-is-prayer-god-talks-to-us-that-is-inspiration/) [H. Emilie Cady](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/h-emilie-cady/) > [I fell in love with social work, and that was my undoing as a poet.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-rakosi/i-fell-in-love-with-social-work-and-that-was-my-undoing-as-a-poet/) [Carl Rakosi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-rakosi/) > [You cant be controlling in improv.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-walsh/you-cant-be-controlling-in-improv/) [Matt Walsh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-walsh/) > [Everyone needs someone to love, and I choose you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/everyone-needs-someone-to-love-and-i-choose-you/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [I think, here's what I've realized from interviewing people, and I've been very open about my Catholicism and my love of Christ and I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-mohr/i-think-here-s-what-i-ve-realized-from-interviewing-people-and-i-ve/) [Jay Mohr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-mohr/) > [“To be loved by a man, truly loved, made a woman feel as if she could burst. Of course, Lia was strong and could…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melody-anne/to-be-loved-by-a-man-truly-loved-made-a-woman-feel-as-if-she-could/) [Melody Anne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melody-anne/) > [So when you take those tears, don't look to see I'm alright. …\*Seal - Violet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-nickel/so-when-you-take-those-tears-don-t-look-to-see-i-m-alright-seal-violet/) [Eric Nickel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-nickel/) > [Two things revolutionised life: moving to the countryside and falling in love.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-love/two-things-revolutionised-life-moving-to-the-countryside-and-falling/) [Nick Love](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-love/) > [“That horrible stinging sensation returned, the muscles behind my eyes straining as the first tear began to fall. “I’m scared, too. For eighteen months…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/devon-ashley/that-horrible-stinging-sensation-returned-the-muscles-behind-my-eyes/) [Devon Ashley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/devon-ashley/) > [I could program a 'fabulous, I love it' kind of hit season right now. I'm more interested in breaking boundaries, telling a story, defying…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-c-wolfe/i-could-program-a-fabulous-i-love-it-kind-of-hit-season-right-now-i-m/) [George C. Wolfe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-c-wolfe/) [Browse all 233,035 Love quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/love/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“But that wasn't enough for him anymore. He wanted more. He wanted substance and depth and love. He wanted Miracle. It was as simple as that.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "M. Leighton" }, "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-leighton/but-that-wasn-t-enough-for-him-anymore-he-wanted-more-he-wanted/", "about": { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Love" }, "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-leighton/but-that-wasn-t-enough-for-him-anymore-he-wanted-more-he-wanted/#quotation", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b6/m-leighton-786_love_but-that-wasn-t-enough-for-him-anymore-h_3053024.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b6/m-leighton-786_love_but-that-wasn-t-enough-for-him-anymore-h_3053024.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b6/m-leighton-786_love_but-that-wasn-t-enough-for-him-anymore-h_3053024.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“But that wasn't enough for him anymore. He wanted more. He wanted substance and depth and love. He wanted…” — M. Leighton", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } }, { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Quotes", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "M. Leighton", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-leighton/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "“But that wasn't enough for him...", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-leighton/but-that-wasn-t-enough-for-him-anymore-he-wanted-more-he-wanted/" } ], "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-leighton/but-that-wasn-t-enough-for-him-anymore-he-wanted-more-he-wanted/#breadcrumb" }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "publisher": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } }, { "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png", "width": 512, "height": 512 } } ] } ```