Quote by Robert Penn Warren

In separateness only does love learn definition.

In separateness only does love learn definition.

Summary

This quote suggests that love cannot truly understand its own nature in isolation. It implies that love needs to experience separateness, or the absence of love, to truly appreciate its meaning and value. Through understanding what it is not, love can better understand what it is. It highlights the idea that love exists in relation to its opposite, and by experiencing and recognizing the absence of love, love can better define its own essence.

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By Robert Penn Warren

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