“Mean time the Queen wounded with deep desire,
Bleeds inward, and consumes in hidden Fire.”

“Moral wounds have this peculiarity - they may be hidden, but they never close; always painful, always ready to bleed when touched, they remain fresh and open in the heart.”

“Prayer is the soul's sincere desire,
Uttered or unexpressed,—
The motion of a hidden fire
That trembles in the breast.”

“Stars, hide your fires; Let not light see my black and deep desires.”

“sorrow… is a wound that bleeds when any hand but that of
love touches it”

“Here sits the Unicorn;
The wounds in his side
Still bleed”

“But there was only one kiss that made me feel something stir deep inside. Only one that made me want more. But my head wound started bleeding and he made me lie down.”

“When he is wounded, I bleed. {page 262 of John Adams}”

“Desire consumes you, it takes you over. You forget yourself completely. All you can think about is the other, the one you desire, your self is just a fire.”

“Just as camphor is consumed by the flames of fire, so also, mind must be consumed by soul-fire.”