Longing Quotes
Time no longer mattered. He knew he would have plenty of it at his disposal. The sight of the star filled him with indescribable longing.
I felt a wave of longing roll out of me, but not the way it usually did, diffuse and sad. This was hopeful, as though it had been coaxed out by a whispered promise.
What did I know of loving anything, beyond a longing, beyond being biased in one woman's direction.
Clairey knew well that it was one thing to occupy his bed, quite another to occupy his heart.
Do you know what the mathematical expression is for longing? ... The negative numbers. The formalization of the feeling that you are missing something.
It isnt for wantof something to say--something to tell you--something you should know--but to detain you--keep you from going--feeling myself hereas long as you are--as long as you are
We have it in our head that if we fill our stomachs, we’ll fill our hearts.
We clean our plates, yet we’re still famished—starving for something other than food.
Orito banishes all thoughts of Jacob de Zoet, and recalls Jacob de Zoet.
I really should be studying now, but you're much more important to me than a .50 calibre machine gun.
What does it matter if the world is bright and sunny, when it's dark and silent right where it matters most?
I have this insane and unabated longing for San Francisco. I come up there every chance that I get.