“I must keep my head and not give in to desire, for desire is what causes women to drown.”

“A blanket could be used to suffocate our secret desires. And what do I secretly desire? I desire suffocation, and that is why I must suffocate my desire. 
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“It all comes down, as it must, to the desires of individual men. Oh, and women too of course, bless their empty little heads.”

“I am going to give my heart what it desires, & give my soul what it yearns for.. Since no one else is capable of doing it.”

“ Give up all hope, all illusion, all desire..I've tried. I've tried and still I desire, I still desire not to desire and hope to be without hope and have the illusion I can be without illusions..Give up, I say. Give up everything, including the desire to be saved.”

“The men and women, who desire to obtain seats in the celestial kingdom, will find that they must battle everyday.”