“And shall I ruffle the sweet leaves; shall I crush the tender petals? Or shall I simply transform them, from pansies into roses, — from the dream of love, — into love itself?”— Marie Corelli, amazon.com
“Two trunks like bodies, bodies like twined trunks . . . . Truly each other’s, they have embraced so long Their barks have met and wedded in one flow".”— Thom Gunn, amazon.com