In The Desert I Saw A Creature, Naked, Bestial, Who, Squatting Upon The Ground, Held His Heart In His Hands, And Ate Of It. I Said: "Is It Good, Friend?" "It Is Bitter-bitter," He Answered; "But I Like It Because It Is Bitter, And Because It Is My Heart. - SearchQuotes

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In the desert I saw a creature, naked, bestial, Who, squatting upon the ground, Held his heart in his hands, And ate of it. I said: "Is it good, friend?" "It is bitter-bitter," he answered; "But I like it Because it is bitter, And because it is my heart.

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