Desire is the closest thing there is to magic. Nothing else changes the world so powerfully, so quickly. Nothing else builds empires or families or great works of art. Nothing else rearranges my perception so fully, making some things salient and others basically invisible. Even in spiritual lineages dedicated to ending desire entirely, the... See more

People like to pretend desire is logical, therapeutic, or, God forbid, evidence of “alignment”, but the truth is far more indecent: we are creatures who mistake danger for destiny with a fluency that should alarm evolutionary biologists. Before we know how to speak, we already know how to lean toward the flame. Before we know how to name longing,... See more

1. THE MOST EXCITING THING ABOUT DESIRE IS NOT THE SUCCESSFUL FULFILLMENT OF IT. ACTUALLY, IT IS THE MOMENTUM AND DIRECTION IT TAKES YOU ON, AND HOW FORWARD MOVEMENT ALCHEMIZES EVERY MOLECULE OF YOUR BEING INTO A MORE ALIVE VERSION OF YOURSELF AS YOU STEP FORWARD AWAY FROM FAMILIARITY AND TOWARDS THE UNKNOWN.

2. AND EVEN THE HEARTBREAK OF THWARTED

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