Quotes About Passion

you burn me

Eros, again now, the loosener of limbs troubles me, Bittersweet, sly, uncontrollable creature….

Is the thing we love always our downfall? Always our destruction?

Estoy tan lleno de amor que se me desborda, que estallo.

Explaining the moment of connection between a reader and book to someone who's never experienced it is like trying to describe sex to a virgin.

What did it feel like, I wondered, to be kissed like that right out in public? Not like some passionate tongue-wrestling thing, just a kiss to declare: We are each other's. I'd never been kissed like that, not by him or anyone else. No one had declared me his, not for the whole world to see, anyway.

She'd always been a little excitable, a little more passionate about books than your average person, but she was supposed to be -- she was a librarian, after all.

What did it feel like, I wondered, to love someone that much? So much that you couldn't even control yourself when they came close, as if you might just break free of whatever was holding you and throw yourself at them with enough force to easily overwhelm you both.

Love is so unpredictable. That's what makes it so great.

You know, when it works, love is amazing. It's not overrated.

It's a big deal when you finally get the chance to do the one thing you want to do -need to do- more than anything. It can kind of scare the crap out of you.

He shook his head. Some people think that they like music,but they have no idea what it's really about. They're kindding themselves. Then there are people who feel strongly about music, but just aren't listening to the right stuff. They're misguided. And then there are people like me. ... People like you, I said. What kind of people are those? ... The kind who live for music and are constantly seeking it out, anywhere they can. Who can't imagine a life without it. They're enlightened.

If he'd been any other boy, and this was any other world, I would have kissed him. Nothing could have stopped me.

Isn't that the way everything begins? A night, a love, a once and for all.

Some people think they like music, but they have no idea what it's really all about. They're kidding themselves. Then there are people who feel strongly about music, but just aren't listening to the right stuff. They're misguided. And then there are people like me. People like you, I said. What kind of people are those? The kind who live for music and are constantly seeking it out, anywhere they can. Who can't imagine a life without it. They're enlightened.

Don't be afraid, be alive.

Una vez que amas algo, siempre lo amarás de alguna manera. Tienes que hacerlo. Es como si fuera una parte de ti, para siempre.

All this time and he could still make my heart jump.

You should have seen your face, she said, her breath hot in my ear. Sa-woooon.

The thing is, Rolly said, it's a big deal when you finally get the chance to do the one thing you want to do-need to do-more than anything. It can kind of scare the crap out of you.

Everything he feels, he feels strongly. Too strongly, sometimes. I think he freaks people out.

But you never know what you can do until you try, and if you're lucky, what you love will always be waiting for you.

Each time I thought I'd felt all I could for him, there was more.

It's about the courage to go for what you want, not just what you think you need. Sometimes, we don't even know what that is.