#jealousy

Mortals are easily tempted to pinch the life out of their neighbor's buzzing glory, and think that such killing is no murder. ↗

— George Eliot

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Unrequited love," I'd say. He'd look at me sideways in that cunning way he did and say, "what about it?" and I'd reply, "it's not your color." Pithy. Just to show him that I'd noticed. Or maybe I'd show myself to her and say, "Guess I'm not the only one who uses humans around here." And then I'd summon some of Owain's hounds to chew off the bottom bits of her legs. Then she wouldn't fit just right into his arms. She'd be too short. It'd be like hugging a midget. Nuala- pg. 75 ↗

— Maggie Stiefvater

#jealousy #humor

Famous Harry Potter," said Malfoy. "Can't even go to a bookshop without making the front page. ↗

— J.K. Rowling

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The only thing more frustrating than slanderers is those foolish enough to listen to them. ↗

— Criss Jami

#deceived #envy #false #falsehood #fool

Yes! He knew how she would love. He had not loved her without gaining that instinctive knowledge of what capabilities were in her. Her soul would walk in glorious sunlight if any man was worthy, by his power of loving, to win back her love. ↗

— Elizabeth Gaskell

#love #jealousy

Who. Hit. You? ↗

— Lilith Saintcrow

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In jealousy there is more of self-love than love ↗

— Francois De La Rochefoucault

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I am jealous of everything whose beauty does not die. I am jealous of the portrait you have painted of me. Why should it keep what I must lose? Every moment that passes takes something from me and gives something to it. Oh, if it were only the other way! If the picture could change, and I could be always what I am now! Why did you paint it? It will mock me some day—mock me horribly! ↗

— Oscar Wilde

#jealousy #vanity #beauty

The thermometer of success is merely the jealousy of the malcontents. ↗

— Salvador Dali

#jealousy #malcontents #merely #success is #thermometer

Learn to love your haters, they are a wonderful source of inspiration. ↗

— Habeeb Akande

#gossip #haters #inspirational #jealousy #love