“First kiss ever I took
Like a page from a romance book.
The sky opened and the earth shook.”
James Taylor (1948) American singer-songwriter and guitarist
"Copperline", written with Reynolds Price
Song lyrics, New Moon Shine (1991)
“My mistake was in ever opening the books.”
— Jack London, book The Sea-Wolf
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