“Even with social media, it’s really become so much about who’s got what, and whose kid is doing this, and whose partner has a better career, and a nicer house—all of that! That’s what I found in almost every place.”— Lisa Taddeo, hazlitt.net
“By desiring you are made large enough so that, when the time comes, you will be filled.”— Augustine of Hippo, amazon.com
“The desire to reach for the stars is ambitious. The desire to reach hearts is wise.”— Maya Angelou, amazon.com
“desire is something you can fake and make and mold and carve Desire creates more desires and the quickest way to feel desired is to be someone who desires.”— Chrissy Stockton, thoughtcatalog.com
“You can fight for your light, or you fight for your rights, but there is a fight because people are trying to pull you down. That’s the message I want people to get; if you fight hard enough, you can have what the hell you want.”— Tech N9Ne, dreadcentral.com
“Maybe I’m not what you want; I’m just what distracts you until you get it. But I hope you still want me when you aren’t lonely.”— Chloë Frayne, instagram.com
“you only really wanted me when your life felt empty. and I wanted you in rush hour traffic. a room full of people. even through all the noise.”— Chloë Frayne, instagram.com
“Anywhere you go, desire is desire. The sun cannot bleach it, nor the tide wash it away...”— John Hodge, Richard, Leonardo Dicaprio, imdb.com
“Eli: [to Richie] I always wanted to be a Tenenbaum, you know? Royal: [quietly] Me, too. Me, too. Eli: It doesn't mean what it used to though, does it?”— Wes Anderson, Owen Wilson, Royal Tenenbaum, Gene Hackman, imdb.com
“I want us. This. You.”— Charles Randolph, Edward Zwick, Marshall Herskovitz, James Randall, George Segal, imdb.com
“[smiling] And the more you tried, the more I wanted you.”— Anne Rice, Lestat de Lioncourt, Tom Cruise, imdb.com
“In this life, if you want something, you have to pursue it. You can’t just rely on life to pursue you.”— Nelson George, Mrs. Cruz, Zabryna Guevara, imdb.com
“Uneven desire is not a crime, it is not rude, it is not an assault or grounds for shunning or being hurtful.”— Sarah Schulman, amazon.com
“All I ever wanted was a single thing worth fighting for.”— James Cameron, Jake Sully, Sam Worthington, imdb.com