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I want to have fun. I want to shine like the sun. I want to be the one that you read more
I want to have fun. I want to shine like the sun. I want to be the one that you want to see. I want to knit you a sweater. I want to write you a love letter. I want to make you feel better. I want to make you feel free.
Forbidden pleasures alone are loved immoderately; when lawful, they do not excite desire.rn
Forbidden pleasures alone are loved immoderately; when lawful, they do not excite desire.rn
Is it not strange that desire should so many years outlive performance?
Is it not strange that desire should so many years outlive performance?
The starting point of all achievement is desire.
The starting point of all achievement is desire.
We grow like flowers, and bear desire,
The odor of the human flowers.
We grow like flowers, and bear desire,
The odor of the human flowers.
Had doting Priam checked his son's desire,
Troy had been bright with fame, and not with fire.
Had doting Priam checked his son's desire,
Troy had been bright with fame, and not with fire.
Oh! could I throw aside these earthly bands
That tie me down where wretched mortals sigh--
To read more
Oh! could I throw aside these earthly bands
That tie me down where wretched mortals sigh--
To join blest spirits in celestial lands!
Why then, can one desire too much of a good thing?
Why then, can one desire too much of a good thing?
When ambitious desires arise in thy heart, recall the days of extremity thou have passed through. Forbearance is the root read more
When ambitious desires arise in thy heart, recall the days of extremity thou have passed through. Forbearance is the root of all quietness and assurance forever.