Quote by George William Curtis

Romance like a ghost escapes touching it is always where you are not, not where you are. The interview or conversation was prose at the time, but it is poetry in the memory.

Romance like a ghost escapes touching it is always where you

Summary

This quote suggests that the essence of romance is elusive and intangible. It compares romance to a ghost that cannot be physically grasped, always existing in the spaces we are not. It implies that our experiences of romance are often more significant and magical in our memories, transforming ordinary interactions, like an interview or conversation, into something poetic. The quote hints at the idea that romance is not always found in the present moment, but rather resides in the way we remember and perceive the past.

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Poetry

By George William Curtis

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