An hour's conversation on literature between two ardent minds with a common devotion to a neglected poet is a miraculous road to intimacy. (Charles Williams)

An hour's conversation on literature between two ardent minds with a common devotion to a neglected poet is a miraculous road to intimacy.

Charles Williams

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