“Memory chooses to preserve what desire cannot hope to sustain.” — Rabih Alameddine, An Unnecessary Woman
Tag: desire
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“I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve (or save) the world and a desire to enjoy (or savor) the world. This makes it hard to plan the day.” — E. B. White, “E. B. White: Notes and Comment by Author“, The New York Times (1969-07-11)
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“He who desires, but acts not, breeds pestilence.” — William Blake, The Marriage of Heaven and Hell
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“I know that I am honest and sincere in my desire to do well; but the question is whether I know enough to accomplish what I desire.” — Grover Cleveland, Letter to his brother Rev. William N. Cleveland (1882-11-07)
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“Imagination is the beginning of creation. You imagine what you desire; you will what you imagine; and at last you create what you will.” — George Bernard Shaw, Back to Methuselah
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“Those who restrain desire, do so because theirs is weak enough to be restrained.” — William Blake, The Marriage of Heaven and Hell
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“It is often more fun to want something than to have it.” — David Foster Wallace
“It is often more fun to want something than to have it.” — David Foster Wallace, Infinite Jest
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“The man’s desire is for the woman ; but the woman’s desire is rarely other than for the desire of the man.” — Samuel Taylor Coleridge
“The man’s desire is for the woman ; but the woman’s desire is rarely other than for the desire of the man.” — Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Specimens of the Table Talk of S.T.Coleridge
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“If history and science have taught us anything, it is that passion and desire are not the same as truth.” — E. O. Wilson, Consilience: The Unity of Knowledge
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“Ambition, n.: An overmastering desire to be vilified by enemies while living and made ridiculous by friends when dead.” — Ambrose Bierce, The Devil’s Dictionary
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