Passion should believe itself irresistible. It should forget civility …

E. M. Forster
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Passion should believe itself irresistible. It should forget civility and consideration and all the other curses of a refined nature. Above all, it should never ask for leave where there is a right of way. ✨ E. M. Forster (2013). Delphi Collected Works of E. M. Forster (Illustrated), p.435, Delphi Classics
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