Desire Quote by Sappho

“Eros grimaced, as cute as only the God of Love can be, his gloved hand hovering over a glass box full of hissing adders.”

— David G. Hartwell

“I felt limp and betrayed, like the skin shed by a terrible animal. It was a relief to be free of the animal, but…

— Sylvia Plath

“He crushes me so hard that I shall break, frail little creature that I know I am; but once he is in me nothing…

— Pierre Louÿs

“Interesting. Claws and teeth and ferocity mixed with the subtlety to manipulate creatures larger than itself. A worthy creature.”

— K.A. Applegate

“Her long body stiffened against him. Her cool fingers tightened in his shaggy fur, and her bare, clinging heels dug deep into his heaving…

— Jack Williamson

“and when I took my fingers down, there was the stain of the tears, tinged with mortal blood. And already there was begun in…

— Anne Rice

“I could not see the unholy creature, but I could feel the bone-aching chill of its presence, and I heard the howl of its…

— Stephen R. Lawhead

“I sagged to my knees as the adrenaline wore off and my muscles started to shake, leaving me weak and nearly hyperventilating. I could…

— Julie Kagawa

“He was an animal. He was terrifying. And he was beautiful. I realized that I was biting my lip, that my hand was wound…

— Delilah S. Dawson

“I do not want to be like a small animal bitten by a snake, going stiff with that poison. I want to bite back.”

— Yvette Christiansë

“Not anxious to come in contact with their fangs, I sat still; but, imagining they would scarcely understand tacit insults, I unfortunately indulged in…

— Emily Brontë

“The skeleton was as happy as a madman whose straightjacket had been taken off. He felt liberated at being able to walk without flesh.…

— Leonora Carrington