Quotes about Longing

It seems to me we can never give up longing and wishing while we are still alive. There are certain things we feel to be beautiful and good, and we must hunger for them.

I go, but I always remember you.

At the age of twenty-two, suspecting their time was limited, Ichimei and she had gorged on love to enjoy it to the full, but the more they tried to exhaust it, the wilder their desire became, and whoever says that every flame must sooner or later be extinguished is wrong, because there are passions that blaze on until destiny destroys them with a swipe of its paw, and even then hot embers remain that need only a breath of oxygen to be rekindled.

But beyond confusion and rage, the strongest feeling I remember having that night was frustrated desire, because I would never be able to satisfy my need to run my hands over Rosa's body, to penetrate her secrets, to release the green fountain of her hair and plunge into its deepest waters.

Do you know what people want more than anything? They want to be missed.

My God, what do we want? What does any human being want?

Waiting is a dry desert between where we are and where we want to be. (Finding My Way Home)

When you read that our heavenly home is similar to a bride, tell me, doesn't it make you want to go home.

Lord, I want to be up in my heart.

Maybe that's why her flat in New York City had never felt like home. Because deep down, Vivien longed to be somewhere where people knew her. Somewhere she belonged.

The void can only be filled with love.

I'm extra-good at wanting things. I want things until I feel sort of sick about them. I want enough for two normal people, at least.