“ Even when not in the act of writing Muscatine a letter, I was often composing one in my mind, situating the words just so, plunking one here, then one there, gauging how to sound worthy of his regard. Timothy Schaffert
“ The trouble with entering the upper echelon is you have to work harder to stay there. John Jay Osborn Jr.
“ Obsession is hard work and can only be performed at full speed for short periods of time. Raymond L. Atkins
“ ... it’s you. You with that bloody obsession, that love of other that runs like a seam of gold through you. That life unlike any other. That wild, endless curiosity. Obsession. Even that maddening fuc… Jae T. Jaggart
“ Thomas finally tired of playing with me mentally and moved into phase two of his obsession to rid himself of me. I was informed continually that resistance would be futile, and there was no way to esc… Sara Niles
“ Numbers are the only things you can trust in this life, Kerstin; they will keep you sane.’Summer Lies Bleeding Nuala Casey
“ Certainly, it is more reasonable to devote one's life to women than to postage stamps, old snuff-boxes, or even to paintings and statues. Marcel Proust
“ I wished, as it were, to procrastinate all that related to my feelings of affection until the great object, which swallowed up every habit of my nature, should be completed. Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
“ No. She told me she was going to marry him, to get French nationality . . . She was obsessed with getting a nationality... Patrick Modiano
“ I worry about you. You’re good with people, I’ve seen it. You like them. But there’s a limit for you.” He opened his mouth to protest but she held up her hand to silence him. “I know. You do care. But… Kij Johnson
“ In recent months, the emotional aspect has become as necessary to me as the physical. It amuses me, this strange quirk of mine. I want my little captive to love me, to care about me. I want to be more… Anna Zaires
“ Nothing and no one had ever belonged to him and only him—except Legion. Not that she would do anything necessary to save him, nor would he do anything necessary to save her. But. Yeah, there was alway… Gena Showalter
“ It was as if I had only just been able to see colours and shapes for the first time. I was so enthralled with the buttons on Lestat's black coat that I looked at nothing else for a long time. Anne Rice
“ The pleasure I found in reading books was disconcerting...I felt anxious about every new piece of information. I would latch onto one particular detail and start look for references and other versions… Hassan Blasim
“ But the most important thing I know is that I want the possibility of you more than the reality of [her]. Caroline Kepnes
“ …Get me a cappuccino,with toasties,flavored in Jalapeno.”“Anything special for the cappuccino?”He asked, the waiter chivalrous.“Follow the ideal doing,grind the beans just before brewing.Use spring wa… Jasleen Kaur Gumber
“ Worshiping someone requires complete passivity. To turn the principle of immobility into a rule. Unica Zürn
“ Follow the ideal doing,grind the beans just before brewing.Use spring water,for softened water,makes a horror.A parley perfect,between the coffee,and the milk,with some, brown sugar thick.” (Poem: An… Jasleen Kaur Gumber
