For this was the round of love: fear which leads on desire, tenderness and fury, and that brutal anguish which triumphantly follows pleasure.

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About This Quote

The speaker in this quote, Michel de Montaigne, was speaking about passion. He felt that the most important thing about love was the agony that comes after. The agony of love can be quite brutal; it can result in your wanting to destroy the person you love. It is the agony that lays bare our true feelings.

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