“Lust is the craving for salt of a man who is dying of thirst.”
“Monsieur' to a convict is a glass of water to a man dying of thirst at sea; ignominy thirsts for respect.”
“It is not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor. ”
“It is not the gentle kiss of a couple on a first date, nor is it the kiss of a man driven by simple lust. He kisses me with the desperation of a dying man who believes the magic of eternal life is in this kiss.”
“He who neglects to drink of the spring of experience is likely to die of thirst in the desert of ignorance.”
“Blood, pain and an all-surpassing lust for one man settled so deeply into his bones, the need had become part of him. Bottomless, like the touch he craved. Vadim.”