Monday, July 28, 2014

Frail Love

"Love is not itself
Until it knows it is frail
And can go wrong
It does not run
Like a well-oiled machine
Love runs best
When it seems to break down."

  - Thomas Merton, "Night Letters"




(I came upon this quote while reading The Solace of Fierce Landscapes, by Belden Lane.)

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