As crazy as those experiences were, they had a certain charm. In our teenage years, we may have had crushes, happily throwing ourselves into the rapture of young love. We’ve all had a taste of what ‘violent delights’ feel like, either personally, or vicariously through novels, movies, and songs that written on the subject. Words such as ‘violent delights ‘fire and powder’ and ‘consume’, speak to the intensity and volatility of this type of affection. Shakespeare perfectly captures the flavor of infatuation in this excerpt from his classical masterpiece, Romeo and Juliet. Which, as they kiss, consume” ― William Shakespeare “These violent delights have violent endsĪnd in their triumph die, like fire and powder ![]() But infatuation is blind when it gains sight, it dies.” - Mary Roberts Rinehart “Love sees clearly, and seeing, loves on.
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