Famous Quotes | No skilled hands
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No skilled hands
caress a stranger’s flesh with lucid oil before
a word is spoken
no feasting
before a tale is told, before
the stranger tells his name.
- Denise Levertov
Attribution: Denise Levertov (b. 1923), Anglo–U.S. poet. “In Abeyance.”

Categories: Hospitality, Visitors

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