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Longing Quotes - Page 10

There is not a heart but has its moments of longing, yearning for something better; nobler; holier than it knows now.

"Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers". Book by Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert, p. 15, 1895.

We are the total of our longings.

Guy Gavriel Kay (2016). “The Summer Tree: Book One of the The Fionavar Tapestry”, p.37, Hachette UK

Bee not idle and you shall not bee longing.

George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.330

longing to travel while you are already traveling is, I admit, a kind of greedy madness

Elizabeth Gilbert (2010). “The Complete Elizabeth Gilbert: Eat, Pray, Love; Committed; The Last American Man; Stern Men & Pilgrims”, p.80, A&C Black

To show a longing for anything that one cannot have, for instance, is not a clever position.

Elizabeth Gilbert (2013). “The Signature of All Things”, p.63, A&C Black

Longing alone is singer to the lute.

Edna St. Vincent Millay (2014). “Millay: Poems”, p.156, Everyman's Library

Initially, less appealing to me than the idea of a vampire that is drawn by some misgiving or drawn by some sense of longing that he can't quite satiate.

"Colin Farrell and Director Craig Gillespie Interview FRIGHT NIGHT". Interview with Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub, collider.com. May 13, 2011.

Longing and desire goes further than instant satisfaction. That's human nature.

"Exclusive: Anna Sui Discusses Her Spring 2012 Show and Punk Rock Heritage". Interview with Colleen Nika, www.rollingstone.com. September 14, 2011.