Wanting More Quotes

“Humans are forever discontent—always thinking there are better alternatives to their present circumstances.”
― Richelle E. Goodrich, Making Wishes: Quotes, Thoughts, & a Little Poetry for Every Day of the Year

“I asked, "Does she think she's liberated?"

Bailey said, as if he had always known it, "Some folks say they want change. They just want exchange. They only want to have what the haves have, so they won't have it anymore....”
― Maya Angelou, A Song Flung Up to Heaven

“Forget second thoughts. I just want more.”
― Rebecca Yarros, Fourth Wing

“I look at the cliffs and the sea and the sky. 'Don't you ever feel guilty?' I ask him. 'I mean, it's beautiful here. Don't you ever feel bad for wanting something more?'
He skips a step. 'It isn't something more,' he says, decidedly. 'Just something else.”
― Jessica Andrews

“When we love something, we always want more of it, whether it’s good for us or not. This is as true of ice cream and French fries as it is of great books. It’s only natural to wish for more time with our favorite characters, but an essential part of what makes us fall in love with a book is the fact that it ends (something it wouldn’t hurt to remind the heads of Hollywood studios). When there can be no more of something, it makes what already exists more precious and perfect.”
― Emily Uecker

“Trying comes before wanting.”
― Frank Sonnenberg, The Path to a Meaningful Life

“I already had a simple life, and I thought that to others I might seem as dull as Elaine. What I actually wanted was a bigger life, though it felt out of reach.”
― Sarah Crossan, Hey, Zoey

“I was greedy in a sense. I had everything I could ever want standing right in front of me and I didn’t know how to handle it. I wanted more, something else. I need to want and I can’t want when I have it all standing right in front of me.”
― Dominic Riccitello