To be young
Was always to live in other peoples' houses
Whose peace, if we sought it, had been made by others,
Was ours at second-hand and not for long.


The Diamond Cutters (1955)

Adrienne Rich Quotes

To be young Was always to live in other peoples' houses Whose peace, if we sought it, had been made by others, Was ours at second-hand and not for...

To be young Was always to live in other peoples' houses Whose peace, if we sought it, had been made by others, Was ours at second-hand and not for...

To be young Was always to live in other peoples' houses Whose peace, if we sought it, had been made by others, Was ours at second-hand and not for...

To be young Was always to live in other peoples' houses Whose peace, if we sought it, had been made by others, Was ours at second-hand and not for...