Denis de Rougemont Quotes

What stirs lyrical poets to their finest flights is neither the delight of the senses nor the fruitful contentment of the settled couple; not the satisfaction of love, but its passion. And passion means suffering.

Denis de Rougemont

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  Denis de Rougemont
  • Passion
  • Satisfaction
  • Contentment