Stephen Fry Quotes

I think we have all experienced passion that is not in any sense reasonable.

Stephen Fry

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• I think we have all experienced passion that is not in any sense reasonable.

  

  Stephen Fry
  • Thinking
  • Passion
  • Reasonable