“You know I need a dream
Like I need my breath
We need to take the life
Before we get the death
You know I need your love
Like I need the light
Yes I need the chance
Can it be tonight?”

“Don’t fuss. I love you just as you are, Mercy. I don’t need to swallow you whole, I don’t need to be in your head at all times. I just need to know that you’re there.”

Patricia Briggs book Frost Burned

“Do you know what I really need?
I need love love love love love, yeah!”

Kate Bush (1958) British recording artist; singer, songwriter, musician and record producer

“I need you to pray for me; I need you to care for me. I need you to want me to win. I need to know where I'm heading, because I know where I've been.”

50 Cent (1975) American rapper, actor, businessman, investor and television producer

“Oh! Don't you throw my love away,
I need your loving, I need your loving…”

Kate Bush (1958) British recording artist; singer, songwriter, musician and record producer

“Music is 99% of my life. But I know I need a break. Besides, if you give people too much, they start to not want it. We need to restrain ourselves.”

Billy Corgan (1967) American musician, songwriter, producer, and author

“We are islands, but never too far
We are islands, and I need your light tonight…”

Mike Oldfield (1953) English musician, multi-instrumentalist

“Yes, but you need to learn your maths."
"I don't need to, really. I already know how to count to a hundred. And I'm sure I'll never need ore than a hundred of anything.”

Lisa Kleypas (1964) American writer

“I did not need to know if he could love me.
I needed to know if he could need me.”

Jonathan Safran Foer book Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

“You…you need to move on,” I managed. Yes, that was a sound reason. “You need to find someone else. You know I don’t—that I can’t. Well, you know. You’re wasting your time with me.”

He remained firm. “It’s my time to waste.”

Richelle Mead book The Indigo Spell