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Boris Pasternak says they loved each, not driven by necessity…

“They loved each other, not driven by necessity, by the “blaze of passion” often falsely ascribed to love. They loved each other because everything around them willed it, the trees and the clouds and the sky over their heads and … Continue reading

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Nathaniel Hawthorne says let men tremble to win the hand of woman…

“Let men tremble to win the hand of woman, unless they win along with it the utmost passion of her heart!” – Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter

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Gustave Flaubert says an infinity of passion can be contained in one minute…

“An infinity of passion can be contained in one minute, like a crowd in a small space.” – Gustave Flaubert, Madame Bovary

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Aldous Huxley says I want to know what passion is…

“I want to know what passion is. I want to feel something strongly.” – Aldous Huxley, Brave New World

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Arthur Conan Doyle says picnics are very dear to those…

“Picnics are very dear to those who are in the first stage of the tender passion.” – Arthur Conan Doyle

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Emily Giffin says maybe that’s what it all comes down to…

“Maybe that’s what it all comes down to. Love, not as a surge of passion, but as a choice to commit to something, someone, no matter what obstacles or temptations stand in the way. And maybe making that choice, again … Continue reading

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Criss Jami says I would rather a romantic relationship turn into…

“I would rather a romantic relationship turn into contempt than turn into apathy. The passion in the extremities make it appear as though it once meant something. We grow from hot or cold, but lukewarm is the biggest insult.” – … Continue reading

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