Famous Quotes | For when they meet, the tensile...

For when they meet, the tensile air
Like fine steel strains under the weight
Of messages that both hearts bear—
Pure passion once, now purest hate....
- Allen Tate
Attribution: Allen Tate (1899–1979), U.S. poet, critic. “The Paradigm.”

Categories: Conflict, General, Critic

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