“Self-control might be as passionate and as active as the surrender to passion...”

“He was always seeking for a meaning in life, and here it seemed to him that a meaning was offered; but it was obscure and vague . . . He saw what looked like the truth as by flashes of lightening on a dark, stormy night you might see a mountain range. He seemed to see that a man need not leave his life to chance, but that his will was powerful; he seemed to see that self-control might be as passionate and as active as the surrender to passion; he seemed to see that the inward life might be as manifold, as varied, as rich with experience, as the life of one who conquered realms and explored unknown lands.”

“A writer needs to ingest love to be passionate. Passion is a metabolite of love, and good writing is an active metabolite of passion.”

“Those who control their passions do so because their passions are weak enough to be controlled.”

“If you're not passionate about an activity, it means that activity isn't providing you with growth, satisfaction, joy and expansion.John Hagelin”

“So is is love. True, honest, uninhibited, passionate, vulnerable love".Surrendered~Glass Towers Trilogy”