„Aberystwyth (n.)A nostalgic yearning which is in itself more pleasant than the thing being yearned for.“

— Douglas Adams
„No wall can stand against the yearning of justice, the yearnings for freedom, the yearnings for peace that burns in the human heart.“
— Barack Obama
„The more the worms writhe, the more I yearn to crush out their entrails!“
— Emily Brontë
„Oppressed people cannot remain oppressed forever. The yearning for freedom eventually manifests itself.“
— Jr.
„The music, yearning like a God in pain.“
— John Keats
„Vague a l'ame — melancholy yearning for the end of the world.“
— Emil M. Cioran