The envied are like bureaucrats; the more impersonal they are, the greater the illusion (for themselves and for others) of their power.
John BergerStichwörter: society advertising media celebrities envy sexual-objectification
A poet should be so crafty with words that he is envied even for his pains.
Criss JamiStichwörter: words pain poetry perspective sadness loneliness suffering creativity tragedy poets wit adversity lyrics artist illness imperfections disaster envy accidents craftsmanship hardships crafty craftiness
Since I became a novelist I have discovered that I am biased. Either I think a new novel is worse than mine and I don’t like it, or I suspect it is better than my novels and I don’t like it.
Umberto EcoStichwörter: reading writing competition envy
You thought you had the choice to stay still or move forward, but your didn't. As long as your heart kept pumping an your blood kept blowing and your lungs kept filling, you didn't. The pang she felt for Tibby carried something like envy. You couldn't stand still for anything short of death, and God knew she had tried.
Ann BrasharesStichwörter: god death heart envy blood moving-forward lungs pang
He had been dazzled. Because of the dazzling brightness, he had had to kill [Seigen]. All who had encountered Seigen had had their hearts stolen by that brightness. That envy had turned to malice.
Takayuki YamaguchiStichwörter: inspiration murder heart jealousy human-nature mankind enemies admiration antipathy envy rivalry love-hate-relationship
I couldn’t think of anyone I’d ever felt sorry for. There were plenty of kids I was envious of. There were others I achingly admired, but that might simply be another form of jealousy. Then there were those I feared, dreaded. And the worst of them, the man who shamed me. I could see my father’s angry features looming over my mother. I could clearly picture her beside him in his truck, cowering against the door while he belittled and assaulted her.
I guess I did know someone I felt sorry for.
Stichwörter: compassion empathy jealousy sympathy envy pity richelle richelle-goodrich
Envy won't make you a better poet.
Katerina Stoykova KlemerStichwörter: poetry writing relationships creativity personal-growth envy
When I envied a man's spurs then they were indeed worth coveting.
Zane GreyStichwörter: humor envy western spurs
When I realize that God makes his gifts fit each person, there's no way I can covet what you got because it just wouldn't fit me.
William P. SmithStichwörter: christianity theology gifts envy coveting
To all apparent beauties blind, each blemish strikes an envious mind.
Benjamin FranklinStichwörter: envy
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