"interested, I mean, with that intense personal interest to which every one has some vague right at the end"
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"The silence was an intense roar."
"What is allowed us is disagreeable, what is denied us causes us intense desire."
"I have Internet fame. Real fame is more intense."
"But if you peeled away the ornamental egos that she had built, there was only an abyss of nothingness and the intense thirst that came with it."
"I've written some standalone novels, but a book series allows fans in. There's much more intense involvement."
"Hell is the centre of evils and, as you know, things are more intense at their centres than at their remotest points."
"New York is very intense. Every time I go back to New York, I'm starting from scratch. You could have all these achievements - records, a tour - and then you get home and get back to the basics. It whips you into shape."
"When I write lyrics, it's only when I'm angry or hurt or sad. So lyrically it's never really easy going. And the music is always really intense."
"Creative work carries with it a form of intense love."
"Completely understand the customer by seeking an intense, complete and empathetic understanding."