Bit by the Love Bug

"I wake filled with thoughts of you. Your portrait and the intoxicating evening which we spent yesterday have left my senses in turmoil. Sweet, incomparable Josephine, what a strange effect you have on my heart! ... You are leaving at noon; I shall see you in three hours. Until then, mio dolce amor, a thousand kisses; but give me none in return, for they set my blood on fire." -Napoleon Bonaparte to his lover and future wife, Josephine, in 1795. Looks like his love life was as fervent as his military career ;)

And, hooray for a Valentine's-themed week of Writer's Almanac podcasts!