"I am lonely. I cannot be a female saint. I want the one I want. He is the one I picked out from the..."

“I am lonely. I cannot be a female saint. I want the one I want. He is the one I picked out from the world. I picked him out in cold deliberation. But the passion was not cold. It kindled the world. Love, love, give my heart ease, put your arms around me, give my heart ease.”

- Elizabeth Smart, By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept (via prewars)