“Come to me now and loosen me
from blunt agony. Labor
and fill my heart with fire. Stand by me
and be my ally.”
― The Complete Poems of Sappho
from blunt agony. Labor
and fill my heart with fire. Stand by me
and be my ally.”
― The Complete Poems of Sappho
“I adored you without thinking of you physically. I kissed your smile and adored your illusions.”
― Song of the Simple Truth: The Complete Poems of Julia de Burgos
― Song of the Simple Truth: The Complete Poems of Julia de Burgos
“Lermontov: Why do you want to dance?
Vicky: Why do you want to live?
Lermontov: Well, I don't know exactly why, but... I must.
Vicky: That's my answer too.”
―
Vicky: Why do you want to live?
Lermontov: Well, I don't know exactly why, but... I must.
Vicky: That's my answer too.”
―
“Sweet mother, I cannot weave –
slender Aphrodite has overcome me
with longing for a girl.”
― Sappho: A New Translation of the Complete Works
slender Aphrodite has overcome me
with longing for a girl.”
― Sappho: A New Translation of the Complete Works
“A Strange melancholy pervades me to which I hesitate to give the grave and beautiful name of sorrow. The idea of sorrow has always appealed to me but now I am almost ashamed of its complete egoism. I have known boredom, regret, and occasionally remorse, but never sorrow. Today it envelops me like a silken web, enervating and soft, and sets me apart from everybody else.”
― Bonjour tristesse
― Bonjour tristesse
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