When love is not madness, it is not love. ~Pedro Calderon de la Barca
This quote intrigues me because we don't often associate love with madness. Once I read this I began to think about the correlation. The word madness is often immediately connected with thoughtless and unfonded behavior. However when I researched the definition it showed that it also could be associated with enthusiasm and excitement. It is this definition of madness that Barca is referring to. He is referring to the passion between people, passion that he feels is necessary to love someone.
This makes me think of the couple next door in the Tobias Wolff story we read. There was definitely some madness in their relationship but there was also so much passion.
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