“Be my lover between two wars waged in the mirror, she said.I don't want to return now to the fortress of my father's house.Take me to your vineyard.Let me meet your mother.Perfume me with basil water.Arrange me on silver dishes, comb me, imprison me in your name,let love kill me.”

Mahmoud Darwish

Mahmoud Darwish - “Be my lover between two wars waged in...” 1

Similar quotes

“Do not have any other loves before me in your heart. Do not take my name in vain. Do not kill me. Observe me, and keep me holy.”

Jonathan Safran Foer
Read more

“Let me enjoy my fan-wanking. Your what?Let me arrange the story to meet my own personal needs.”

Amanda Stevens
Read more

“Kiss me again, but don't let me see your eyes! I forgive what you have done to me. I love my murderer--but yours! How can I?”

Emily Brontë
Read more

“Don't let me wander from Your love,Don't let me leave Your door,And if I lose myself,Let me find myself with You.”

Yunus Emre
Read more

“Name me. Gaze into my eyes, study my smile and dimples and tell me what you see. I look like an Emma. I look like an Amy. I look like a Katherine. I look like a Kathryn. I look like your best friend's sister, your sister's best friend. Introduce me. Yell for me. Let me run away and call me back. Run your fingers through my hair and whisper my name. Call me whatever you want; it's just a name, after all.”

David Cristofano
Read more