Marguerite Yourcenar Quote

Want of passion is, I think, a very striking characteristic of Americans, not unrelated to their predilection for violence. For very few people truly have a passionate desire to achieve, and violence serves as a kind of substitute.


With Open Eyes: Conversations With Matthieu Galey (1980)


Want of passion is, I think, a very striking characteristic of Americans, not unrelated to their predilection for violence. For very few people truly ...

Want of passion is, I think, a very striking characteristic of Americans, not unrelated to their predilection for violence. For very few people truly ...

Want of passion is, I think, a very striking characteristic of Americans, not unrelated to their predilection for violence. For very few people truly ...

Want of passion is, I think, a very striking characteristic of Americans, not unrelated to their predilection for violence. For very few people truly ...