Whatever may have been said of the satiety of pleasure and of the disgust which usually follows passion, any man who has anything of a heart and who is not wretchedly and hopelessly blasé feels his love increased by his happiness, and very often the best way to retain a lover ready to leave is to give one's self up to him without reserve. Anonymous
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In this quote from the novel "Mansfield Park", Maria is offering a rather pessimistic view of love. In her mind, love can somehow die out or be lost with all the good feelings that come from being in a relationship. She also seems to think that being happy and being in a relationship is mutually exclusive. Only those who have a heart and are not wretchedly blasé․ feel their love increased by their happiness and very often the best way to retain a lover ready to leave is to give one's self up to him without reserve.

Source: Mademoiselle De Maupin

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