once I came close to that most elusive fire burning with hopeless love and desire but it was just about the worst thing that I could do it was just about the worst thing I could do
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker describes a painful, hopeless passion that was a mistake to pursue.
- In plain terms
- My hopeless love and desire were a bad mistake to have.
- What can you take from it?
- Pursuing hopeless desire brings pain.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When did desire hurt you?
- Is it possible to want without pain?
Another view
It frames intense emotion as purely negative without nuance.
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