“He must desire the scent of the smoke of their sacrifice.”

“Some women attract desire. Others do not.”

“the bird sings as if to say that delight is easy, for those who desire it”

“Before anything else I was a woman who was capable of passion and who had a great need and a great desire for love.”

“I wanted the heat and the sweat and the passion of a man that I could love and trust. And I wanted to give myself to him: not for advantage, but for desire.”

“If it has to be done at all, it must be done with grace.”

“In truth, I did not have to wonder. She would be feeling that disturbing mixture of emotions that she always summoned from me: admiration and envy, pride and a furious rivalry, a longing to see a beloved sister succeed, and a passionate desire to see a rival fall.”