Possession

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What you have stolen can never be yours.

Under the Glacier
Nobody minds having what is too good for them.

Mansfield Park
How was she to tie herself to a man without permitting him to imprison her? And was there some means of acquiring things without those things possessing her?

Near to the Wild Heart
We are tempted to believe that certain achievements and possessions will give us enduring satisfaction. We are invited to imagine ourselves scaling the steep cliff face of happiness in order to reach a wide, high plateau on which we will live out the rest of our lives; we are not reminded that soon after gaining the summit, we will be called down again into fresh lowlands of anxiety and desire.

Status Anxiety
Endeavoring to purchase something we think beautiful may in fact be the most unimaginative way of dealing with the longing it excites in us, just as trying to sleep with someone may be the bluntest response to a feeling of love.

The Architecture of Happiness
If the little bit you have is nothing special in itself, at least find a way of saying it that is a little bit special
He who possesses most must be most afraid of loss
I have everything, yet have nothing; and although I possess nothing, still of nothing am I in want
Complete possession is proved only by giving. All you are unable to give possesses you
He who obtains has little. He who scatters has much
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