A most mediocre person can be the object of a love which is wild, extravagant, and beautiful as the poison lillies of the swamp.


The Ballad of the Sad Café and Other Stories (1951)


A most mediocre person can be the object of a love which is wild, extravagant, and beautiful as the poison lillies of the swamp.

A most mediocre person can be the object of a love which is wild, extravagant, and beautiful as the poison lillies of the swamp.

A most mediocre person can be the object of a love which is wild, extravagant, and beautiful as the poison lillies of the swamp.

A most mediocre person can be the object of a love which is wild, extravagant, and beautiful as the poison lillies of the swamp.