My life wasn't horrible, but I didn't see any passionate reason to love it.

The less money people had, the less greedy they seemed to be.

—Shannon A. Thompson in November Snow

I thought that love at first sight was something that was only in cheesy movies and romantic novels until that moment.

—Shannon A. Thompson in November Snow

Sometimes an outside perspective is the clearer perspective.

—Shannon A. Thompson in Seconds Before Sunrise

There is no passion like that of a functionary for his function.

—Georges Clemenceau

Finding your passion isn't just about careers and money. It's about finding your authentic self. The one you've buried beneath other people's needs.

—Kristin Hannah in Distant Shores

Countless as the sands of the sea are human passions.

—Nikolai Gogol

I deserve passion. I deserve to be loved—in every way. I deserve a man who'll give his whole heart, not the part he isn't using at the moment.

—Loretta Chase in Silk Is For Seduction

First it was passion, then it became duty, and finally an intolerable burden.

—Carl Jung