I do very badly without a lover. I pine, I sigh, I sleep, I dream, I set the table for two and stare into the empty chair. I could invite a friend – sometimes I do – but that is not the point; the point is that I am always wondering where you are even when you don’t exist.
— All I Know About Gertrude Stein by Jeanette Winterson
Posted May 21, 2011 at 4:35am