“It has been stated that flammable material exists on the inside of every human being.  For example, the righteous use of sex could be perverted into grossness; a desire for perfection could turn one into a tyrant; and the desire for property as the extension of oneself, into a miser.  The stages by which one advances into compulsion are: first, the consent of the will to any temptation; next, the act which is the result of the temptation; and, finally, the habit itself.  It takes many acts to make a habit, as it takes many strands of flax to make a rope.”  Archbishop Fulton Sheen (Guide to Contentment)