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Lauren Oliver says desire is an enemy to contentment…

Posted on November 9, 2013 by Attempted Love

“….love and desire enjoy a symbiotic relationship, meaning that one cannot exist without the other. Desire is an enemy to contentment; desire is illness, a feverish brain. Who can be considered healthy who wants? The very word want suggests a … Continue reading →

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Thich Nhat Hanh says if you suffer…

Posted on November 9, 2013 by Attempted Love

“If you suffer and make your loved ones suffer, there is nothing that can justify your desire.” – Thich Nhat Hanh, The Art of Power

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Friedrich Nietzsche says ultimately, it is the desire…

Posted on November 9, 2013 by Attempted Love

“Ultimately, it is the desire, not the desired, that we love.” – Friedrich Nietzsche

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Elizabeth Gilbert says desiring another person is perhaps the most risky endeavor of all…

Posted on November 9, 2013 by Attempted Love

“Desiring another person is perhaps the most risky endeavor of all. As soon as you want somebody—really want him—it is as though you have taken a surgical needle and sutured your happiness to the skin of that person, so that … Continue reading →

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