"Love is like quicksilver in the hand. Leave the fingers open and it stays. Clutch it and it darts away.

Prince or commoner, tenor or bass,Painter or plumber or never-do-well,Do me a favor and shut your face -Poets alone should kiss and tell.
~ Dorothy Parker ~












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