Perhaps the old monks were right when they tried to root love out; perhaps the poets are right when they try to water it. It is a blood-red flower, with the color of sin; but there is always the scent of a god about it.
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Olive Schreiner
These are some quotes by South African author Olive Schreiner Writer, who lived between March 24, 1855 and December 11, 1920.
