I think you are a little vague about what an 'affair of the heart,' as you call it, really is." "I suppose an affair of the heart to be such a situation of the feelings that the heart rules the head and the actions by the head.

The prime essence of love is that it should be complete, making no reservations and allowing of no check from the reason." "A dangerous state of things." "Yes," said Claudius.

"When the heart gets the mastery it knows neither rest nor mercy.

If the heart is good the result will be good, if it is bad the result will be evil.

Real love has produced incalculably great results in the lives of individuals and in the life of the world." "I suppose so," said Margaret; "but you made out friendship to be also an 'affair of the heart,' so far as you believe in it at all.