„Envy comes from wanting something that isn’t yours, but grief comes from losing something you’ve already had.“

— Jodi Picoult

Tags:

„If I were reincarnated, I’d want to come back a buzzard. Nothing hates him or envies him or wants him or needs him. He is never bothered or in danger, and he can eat anything.“
— William Faulkner
„Our purest form of joy comes when people we envy get hurt. That most genuine form of joy.“
— Chuck Palahniuk
„A Satanist knows there is nothing wrong with being greedy, as it only means that he wants more than he already has. Envy means to look with favor upon the possessions of others, and to be desirous of obtaining similar things for oneself. Envy and greed are the motivating forces of ambition - and without ambition, very little of any importance would be accomplished.“
— Anton LaVey