Desire Quote by Mary Shelley

“He did not confuse what he longed for with his gratitude for what he had. Extreme desires have their own sanctuary.”

— Tove Jansson

“After all this time, he had hope, and then hope was gone, and he hates himself for giving in to hope. He, who exists…

— John Connolly

“He was a consuming fire. His passion, his desires, all seemed to overtake the desires of those around him.”

— Sylvain Reynard

“If you but knew the meaning of His Love, hope and despair would be impossible.”

— Foundation for Inner Peace

“Desire wasn’t the only thing between us. There was so much more: forgiveness, acceptance, relief, and most importantly, love.”

— Jennifer L. Armentrout

“I care not for lust or desire. That's too ephemeral a sentiment; throughly incapable of encompassing the depth of that which I seek. Lust…

— Eiry Nieves

“The wanting was quickly becoming aching. I didn’t want to be like this anymore; constantly thinking about and wanting someone that I couldn’t have…

— Suzanne Wright

“It was just that all the hope had been so empty, so meaningless. And if you prove to a man how vain his hope…

— Gregory David Roberts

“His dreams were the natural reflex of hope and redeemed curiosity.”

— Michael Eric Dyson

“... the extraordinary craving for someone faithful and devoted, which unaccountably and suddenly came over him.”

— Fyodor Dostoyevsky

“To die, he thought, was to escape passion's grasp, but that was the last thing he wanted. Instead he wished to be seized by…

— David Guterson

“I had found what most spent their lives searching for in countless partners and endless relationships. He was the missing piece, complementing and completing…

— Genna Rulon