

“Reason is the slave of passion.”
― Crime and Punishment
― Crime and Punishment

“Do the gods light this fire in our hearts or does each man's mad desire become his god?”
― The Aeneid
― The Aeneid

“Someone tells me: this kind of love is not viable. But how can you evaluate viability? Why is the viable a Good Thing? Why is it better to last than to burn?”
― A Lover's Discourse: Fragments
― A Lover's Discourse: Fragments

“No other evil we know is faster than Rumor, thriving on speed and becoming stronger by running. Small and timid at first, then borne on a light air, she flits over ground while hiding her head on a cloud-top.”
― The Aeneid
― The Aeneid

“Anger was washed away in the river along with any obligation.”
― A Farewell to Arms
― A Farewell to Arms
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