By Thornton Wilder Submitted by One Nut Jim Date: 2001 Dec 01 Comment on this Work [[2001.12.01.14.15.3772]] |
Love though it expends itself in generosity and thoughtfulness, though it gives birth to visions and to great poetry, remains among the sharpest expressions of self-interest. Not until it has passed through a long servitude, through its own self-hatred, through mockery, through great doubts, can it take its place among the loyalties. |