A desire that has never been fulfilled is considerably less acute than one that has been fulfilled and then checked at the source.
Phyllis Bottomeif you listen long enough - or is it deep enough? - the silence of a lover can speak plainer than any words! Only you must know how to listen. Pain must have taught you how.
Phyllis BottomeTruth, though it has many disadvantages, is at least changeless. You can always find it where you left it.
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