Famous Quotes | You prefer a woman under the...

You prefer a woman under the earth,
you heap roses above a grave;
a woman under the earth
is safe,
a woman dead
is beloved. - Hilda Doolittle
Attribution: Hilda Doolittle (1886–1961), U.S. poet. “Priest.”

Categories: Death, Priests, Women

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