Quote by Nizar Qabbani

When a man is in love how can he use old words? Should a woman desiring her lover lie down with grammarians and linguists? I said nothing to the woman I loved but gathered love's adjectives into a suitcase and fled from all languages.

When a man is in love how can he use old words? Should a wom

Summary

This quote, by poet Mahmoud Darwish, emphasizes the limitations of language when it comes to expressing the experience of being in love. It suggests that love defies conventional vocabulary and cannot be encapsulated by old, worn-out words. The quote questions whether intellectual analysis and the scrutiny of language are of any value in the realm of love. Instead, it suggests that the true essence of love lies beyond words, prompting the speaker to abandon linguistic conventions and rely solely on the universal language of love.

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