“Crime is to the passions what nervous fluid is to life: it sustains them, it supplies their strength.”
“Lust is to the other passions what the nervous fluid is to life; it supports them all, lends strength to them all ambition, cruelty, avarice, revenge, are all founded on lust.”
“There are crimes of passion and crimes of logic. The boundary between them is not clearly defined.”
“Passion can’t sustain itself forever.”
“If you aren't nervous about your passion, you aren't passionate about it.”
“Passion is the great slayer of adversity. Focus on strengths and what you enjoy.”