By the end of the seventies the feared yet desired black male body had become as objectified as it was during slavery, only a seemingly positive twist had been added to the racist sexist objectification: the black male body had become the site for the personification of everyone’s desire.
bell hooksTag: desire objectification masculinity
Then again, you cannot stop the flood of desire as it moves through the world, inappropriate though it may sometimes be. It is the prerogative of all humans to make ludicrous choices, to fall in love with the most unlikely of partners, and to set themselves up for the most predicatable of calamities.
Elizabeth GilbertShould the king in exile pretend he is happy there?
Should he not seek his own country?
His miseries are his ally; they urge him on. Let them grow, if need be. But do not forsake the secret of life; do not despise those kingly desires. We abandon the most important journey of our lives when we abandon desire. We leave our hearts by the side of the road and head off in the direction of fitting in, getting by, being productive, what have you. Whatever we might gain – money, position, the approval of others, or just absence of the discontent self – it’s not worth it.
Tag: hope misery desire trouble
Desire makes life happen. Makes it matter. Makes everything worth it. Desire is life. Hunger to see the next sunrise or sunset, to touch the one you love, to try again.
'Hell would be waking up and wanting nothing,' he agrees.
I cannot rest, I must draw, however poor the result, and when I have a bad time come over me it is a stronger desire than ever.
Beatrix PotterShe wanted to be the rain, to cover him with moisture, to bring life to his seed.
Caris RoaneTag: desire winged-vampire
You can want and want and want, but if he doesn't want you back ... you might as well wish the sky were red.
Sophie KinsellaTag: desire
Sometimes I think the difference between what we want and what we're afraid of is about the width of an eyelash.
Jay McInerneyHer lips found his and a stab of exquisite desire shot through him. This is what he's been waiting for all this time. Not a stolen embrace. A gift, freely given. One that he would keep forever in some small part of his soul.
Courtney MilanTag: love desire historical-romance
There are two futures, the future of desire and the future of fate, and man's reason has never learned to separate them.
J.D. BernalTag: future reason fate desire
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