"Obsession is the evil genie who turns pleasure into pain."

Obsession, Pleasure, Pain, Addiction

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"The problem with trying hard not to think about something was that you thought about it even more."

Benjamin Alire Saenz, American Poet

Obsession, Thought, Mind, Focus

"And now it was official: I loved REI more than I loved the people behind Snapple lemonade."

Cheryl Strayed, American Writer

Obsession, Preference, Humor, Choice

"The quest for a lost city erodes your body, damaging you beyond all reason. But it is your mind that bears the heaviest toll. Listen to the doubters, the worriers and the weak, and the vaguest hope of success evaporates."

Tahir Shah, British Author

Obsession, Exploration, Cost, Endurance

"Do you have to take note of every little thing I do? I mean every tiny, little thing, Dragos?'Yes, ' he said simply. 'When I look at you, even when things are going to hell, somehow everything is all right."

Thea Harrison, American Author

Obsession, Attention, Care, Devotion

"Oh. I just assumed... That because I am so absorbed by him everyone must be too."

Veronica Roth, American Author

Obsession, Love, Emotion, Focus

"Obsession and desperation for your goal, gets you the goal."

Amit Kalantri, Indian Author

Obsession, Desperation, Goal, Focus

"He loved her for being so beautiful, and he hated her for it. He loved how she put shiny stuff on her lips for him, and he also reviled her for it. He wanted her to walk home alone, and he wanted to run after her and grab her up before she could take another step."

Ann Brashares, American Author

Obsession, Love, Hate, Conflict, Desire

"The way he looked at you? He wasn't distracted. He was consumed."

Stephanie Perkins, American Author

Obsession, Attraction, Focus, Desire, Romance

"I am so obsessed with the cars that sometimes I feel like my heart is not a muscle, it's an engine."

Amit Kalantri, Indian Author

Obsession, Heart, Love, Passion

"Guys care about sports teams. I'm not talking about simply rooting; I'm talking about a relationship that guys develop, a commitment to a sport team that guys take way more seriously than, for example, wedding vows."

Dave Barry, American Journalist

Obsession, Sports, Commitment, Identity

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"The problem with trying hard not to think about something was that you thought about it even more."

"And now it was official: I loved REI more than I loved the people behind Snapple lemonade."

"The quest for a lost city erodes your body, damaging you beyond all reason. But it is your mind that bears the heaviest toll. Listen to the doubters, the worriers and the weak, and the vaguest hope of success evaporates."

"Do you have to take note of every little thing I do? I mean every tiny, little thing, Dragos?'Yes, ' he said simply. 'When I look at you, even when things are going to hell, somehow everything is all right."

"Oh. I just assumed... That because I am so absorbed by him everyone must be too."

"Obsession and desperation for your goal, gets you the goal."

"He loved her for being so beautiful, and he hated her for it. He loved how she put shiny stuff on her lips for him, and he also reviled her for it. He wanted her to walk home alone, and he wanted to run after her and grab her up before she could take another step."

"The way he looked at you? He wasn't distracted. He was consumed."

"I am so obsessed with the cars that sometimes I feel like my heart is not a muscle, it's an engine."

"Guys care about sports teams. I'm not talking about simply rooting; I'm talking about a relationship that guys develop, a commitment to a sport team that guys take way more seriously than, for example, wedding vows."

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"Be independent, and do what you will."

"The people who enlighten us are the ones who tell us their secrets."

"Order is what exists before you start arranging things."

"Better to stay home than travel in a hurry."

"The world is endlessly fascinating to those who take the time to look."