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Desire, even in its wildest tantrums, can neither persuade me it is love nor stop me from wishing it were.

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W. H. Auden

United States poet (born in England) (1907-1973)

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    El deseo, incluso en sus rabietas más salvajes, no puede persuadirme de que es amor ni impedir que lo desee.

    इच्छा, अपने सबसे विचित्र नखरे में भी, न तो मुझे मना सकती है कि यह प्रेम है और न ही मुझे इसे करने से रोकना है।

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