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Every intense desire is perhaps a desire to be different from what we are.

The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated.

Longing and desire goes further than instant satisfaction. That's human nature.

In these times - where social appearance is more important than spiritual substance - what has become our longing to change is really the unconscious desire to control not just the shape of our bodies (according to prevailing values) but to dominate our environment as well, regardless of the cost.

All we really want in life is to connect to other human beings, and when you desperately want to connect physically to one specific human being and you can't? That's something I find compelling.

It belongs to the imperfection of everything human that man can only attain his desire by passing through its opposite.

The interesting thing is why we're so desperate for this anesthetic against loneliness.

In every living thing there is the desire for love.

We are hungry for more; if we do not consciously pursue the More, we create less for ourselves and make it more difficult to experience More in life.

Man is born passionate of body, but with an innate though secret tendency to the love of Good in his main-spring of Mind. But God help us all! It is at present a sad jar of atoms.