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Juxtaposing Two Recent Reads

From Charles Carroll, Catholic signer of Declaration of Independence:

"A man of common sense...is well convinced, or ought to be, of the emptiness of that passion (which exists nowhere but in romance). If he marries, he will marry from affection, from esteem, and from a sense of merit in his wife."

From WNBA player Sheryl Swoopes (via Hokie Pundit):

"I'm a firm believer that when you fall in love with somebody, you can't control that."