WHY IS THE MEASURE OF LOVE LOSS?

Love demans expression. It will not stay still, stay silent, be good, be modest, be seen and not heard, no. It will break out in tongues of praise, the high note that smashes the glass and spills the liquid. It is no conservationist love. It is a big game hunter and you are the game. A curse in this game. How can you stick at a game when the rules keep changing?

Jeanette Winterson, Written on the body.