“It is at the edge of the petal that love waits”

“Hold back the edges of your gown, Ladies, we are going through hell.”

“You lethargic, waiting upon me,waiting for the fire and Iattendant upon you, shaken by your beautyShaken by your beauty Shaken.”

“At our age the imagination across the sorry facts lifts usto make roses stand before thorns. Surelove is cruel and selfish and totally obtuse—at least, blinded by the light, young love is. But we are older,I to love and you to be loved, we have,no matter how, by our wills survived to keepthe jeweled prize always at our finger tips.We will it so and so it is past all accident.”

“The business of love is cruelty which,by our wills, we transform to live together.”

“What power has love but forgiveness?In other wordsby its interventionwhat has been donecan be undone.What good is it otherwise?”

“THE THOUGHTFUL LOVERDeny yourself allhalf things. Have itor leave it.But it will keep—orit is not worththe having.Never startanything you can'tfinish—However do not losefaith because youare starved!She loves youshe says. Believe it —tomorrow.But todaythe particularsof poetrythat difficult artrequireyour whole attention.”