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“Because the night you asked me, the small scar of the quarter moon had healed - the moon was whole again; because life seemed so short; because life stretched out before me like the halls of a nightmare; because I knew exactly what I wanted; because I knew exactly nothing; because I shed my childhood with my clothes - they both had years of wear in them; because your eyes were darker than my father's; because my father said I could do better; because I wanted badly to say no; because Stanly Kowalski shouted "Stella...;" because you were a door I could slam shut; because endings are written before beginnings; because I knew that after twenty years you'd bring the plants inside for winter and make a jungle we'd sleep in naked; because I had free will; because everything is ordained; I said yes.”

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Linda Pastan
Linda Pastan

Linda Pastan is an acclaimed American poet whose introspective and emotionally charged verse has made her a prominent figure in the literary world for decades. Born on May 27, 1932, she has reflected on themes of love, loss, and the human condition in her poetry. more

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“ومن اجل هذه الأحدى عشرة دقيقة المقطعة من يوم كامل ( هذا اذ افترضنا أن جميع الرجال يمارسون الجنس مع زوجاتهم يوميا . وهذا امر غير معقول لا بل مخالف للحقيقة ) . يتزوج الرجال ويلتزمون أنفسهم بتحمل أعباء عيالهم ويتحملون بكاء أطفالهم ويرتبكون فى تقديم الذرائع لدى رجوعهم الى المنزل فى وقت متأخر”