Man is a creation of desire, not a creation of need.

Man is a creation of desire, not a creation of need.

Why then, can one desire too much of a good thing?

Why then, can one desire too much of a good thing?

You can have anything you want if you want it desperately enough. You must want it with an inner exuberance read more

You can have anything you want if you want it desperately enough. You must want it with an inner exuberance that erupts through the skin and joins the energy that created the world.

I do desire we may be better strangers.

I do desire we may be better strangers.

Give me my robe, put on my crown, I have
Immortal longings in me.

Give me my robe, put on my crown, I have
Immortal longings in me.

We do not succeed in changing things according to our desire, but gradually our desire changes.

We do not succeed in changing things according to our desire, but gradually our desire changes.

Desire is the very essence of man.

Desire is the very essence of man.

Passing into higher forms of desire, that which slumbered in the
plant, and fitfully stirred in the beast, awakes read more

Passing into higher forms of desire, that which slumbered in the
plant, and fitfully stirred in the beast, awakes in the man.

We pursue that which retreats from us.

We pursue that which retreats from us.