I Am Jealous Quotes

I am jealous of everything whose beauty does not die.
- Oscar Wilde

As a jealous man, I suffer four times over: because I am jealous, because I blame myself for being so, because I fear that my jealousy will wound the other, because I allow myself to be subject to a banality: I suffer from being excluded, from being aggressive, from being crazy, and from being common.
- Roland Barthes

I am jealous of those who think more deeply, who write better, who draw better, who ski better, who look better, who live better, who love better than I.
- Sylvia Plath

And yes, I'll admit, I am jealous. I'm jealous of every minute you spend with him, of every concerned expression you send his way, of every tear shed, of every glance, every touch, and every thought. I want to rip him to pieces and purge him from your mind and from your heart. But I can't.
- Colleen Houck

My grandmother is dating a grandfather clock, and I've started wearing a wristwatch on my ankle. I also wear my love for Agatha like a raincoat, and I am jealous of every umbrella I see.
- Jarod Kintz

Too often I am jealous and my jealousy leads me to say things-things-that I regret.
- Kate Mosse

I am jealous of the little kid
spinning around near the fountain.
What would these people think
if I were to start spinning
with my arms spread wide?
A lunatic on drugs, probably.
My greatest accomplishment here is not caring,
letting go of other people's opinions.
I am not wound as tight.
I can let go,
just no spinning yet.
- Samantha Schutz

Music is the music of all music, and I am jealous.
- John Sladek