Because the night you asked me, the small scar of the quarter moonhad healed - the moon was whole again;because life seemed so short;because life stretched out before melike the halls of a nightmare;because I knew exactly what I wanted;because I knew exactly nothing;because I shed my childhood with my clothes -they both had years of wear in them;because your eyes were darker than my father's;because my father said I could do better;because I wanted badly to say no;because Stanly Kowalski shouted "Stella..;"because you were a door I could slam shut;because endings are written before beginnings;because I knew that after twenty yearsyou'd bring the plants inside for winterand make a jungle we'd sleep in naked;because I had free will;because everything is ordained; I said yes. Linda Pastan
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"Because the night you asked me,the small scar of the quarter moonhad healed - the moon was whole again;because life seemed so short;because life stretched out before me like the halls of a nightmare;because I knew exactly what I wanted;because I knew exactly nothing;because I shed my childhood with my clothes -they both had years of wear in them;because your eyes were darker than my father's;because my father said I could do better;because I wanted badly to say no;because Stanly Kowalski shouted "Stella...;"because you were a door I could slam shut;because endings are written before beginnings;because I knew that after twenty yearsyou'd bring the plants inside for winterand make a jungle we'd sleep in naked;because I had free will;because everything is ordained;I said yes." This quote shows the power of love and the need for it. The quote starts off with a reference to "the small scar on the quarter moon" which is an example of how our past affects us, how people can change us, or how insignificant things can have an impact on our lives. It continues on to show us "how life seemed so short,how life stretched out before me like the halls of a nightmare." This example shows us that life can often seem pointless and meaningless if we don't value it for what it really is. The next section of this quote states that "I knew exactly what I wanted" which is another reason why life needs to be valued.

If we don't give ourselves enough time to think about what we want out of life, then our dreams may never come true. We may be afraid to live our dreams because there's always something more important in front of us. We may make choices without breathing or thinking about them because we don't want to lose anything or someone else.

We may make decisions without thinking about what they will mean in the long run. If we don't take time to think about all these things, then our lives may never turn out as we would have liked them to. Finally, this quote goes into detail about how it "showed me exactly what I wanted" and why our lives need to be valued in order for them to turn out as they should.

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