“To be in love
Is to touch with a lighter hand.
In yourself you stretch, you are well.”
"To Be In Love"
Variant: To be in love
Is to touch with a lighter hand.
Source: Selected Poems
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When the flagrant crimson
Lurks in the dusk
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Paul Valéry (1871–1945) French poet, essayist, and philosopher
Original: (fr) Ma main se sent touchée aussi bien qu’elle touche ; réel veut dire cela, et rien de plus.
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