Claudiu

“He heard the quake that lived at my center, and he didn't seek to silence it.”
― Sue Monk Kidd, The Book of Longings

“Cravings were wishes that could be satisfied, but compulsions were needs that must be met.”
― Olivie Blake, Alone With You in the Ether

“She wanted a love that would cool her down, to the temperature of the living. She longed to be held by the coldest hands.”
― Sheila Heti, Pure Colour

“All yearning is pursuit of pleasure. All remorse, pity, benevolence, is fear of it. All despair and seeking alternative routes are dissatisfaction. There you have it in a nutshell, if you wish. Do you understand?” “Yes.” “Those who deny themselves pleasure, who act like monks, in any sense, it’s because they have an enormous capacity for pleasure, a dangerous capacity—hence even greater fear. Only he who is afraid of shooting everyone keeps his guns under lock and key.”
― Clarice Lispector, Near to the Wild Heart