Quotes About Passion

Literature, music, art, and the stage were thought to be only for bohemians, who were regarded as the unpractical estrays of life who could do nothing better than act, paint, play, and write stories.

No man can be patient who has not strong passions, for patience is passion tamed.

Patience is passion tamed.

It was who they were, and it was who they always would be. They would remain forever in lust and forever in love, for theirs was a love that transcended body and mind. Theirs was a love of the soul. --Mistletoe (2012) by Lyn Gardner

A boy in love is not mainly a calf but a poet.

If it is your time, love will track you down like a cruise missile.

Love is an exploding cigar we willingly smoke.

You have to be willing to spend time making things for no known reason.

Ask a burning question, get a burning answer

I wanted to be a dancer my whole life. And when I gave it up to act, I always had a really sad part of myself that missed it and missed performing and missed being physical in that way.

When you have a dream and are committed to achieving it, your life takes on new meaning. By unfolding a dream, you discover what makes you happy and brings you joy.

I would sooner become a spinster than spend a lifetime with a boring, unimaginative man.

It was easy to rise up in faith and heroism when we faced a clear-cut enemy. Its much harder to resist the enemy of gradualism and assimilation, much harder to maintain a passion for God when we are bogged down in the daily routine of life

That's absurd," I said with a little laugh. "Nobody can read too much. That's like saying someone breathes too much.

It was easy to rise up in faith and heroism when we faced a clear-cut enemy. It's much harder to resist the enemy of gradualism and assimilation, much harder to maintain a passion for God when we're bogged down in the daily routine of life.

Desire inspires us to be our very best.

Whatever role you play, play it to the hilt.

It was one thing to pursue your passion at any cost and quite another to make someone else pay the bill.

I'm also doing constant book readings, movies. You name it, I'm doing it.

Does this ring any bells?' he murmured against her lips. 'I——-' Whatever else she'd been about to say was lost as he kissed her again. His gentleness took her by surprise, and without being fully aware that she was doing it she started kissing him back, just as gently. His hand curved to fit her waist as he murmured something unintelligible, his long fingers sliding with masterful confidence to her ribcage.

God, I want you,' he breathed, and Bernadette's throat closed, trapping her breath, while every last ounce of strength drained out of her and left her with knees turned suddenly to rubber. 'I've never said that to a nun before,' he mused wryly. 'But then I've never met a nun like you. I doubt anyone has. What business has a woman Like you got being a nun, for the love of God!

He released something elemental in her, some primitive force she hadn't even been aware of until he came along. It was frightening, in a way, but it was also exhilarating and incredibly exciting. And the jungle, steamy and frought with hidden dangers, seemed the perfect setting for their coming together.

There will never be another woman for me, Alexandra. You are my eternity. -Michael

Connie threw back her head, opened her mouth and cried to the heavens, as every sensation built and exploded inside her, fireworks and waterfalls, starburst and throbbing heat.