I freeze and burn, love is bitter and sweet, my sighs are tempests and my tears are floods, I am in ecstasy and agony, I am possessed by memories of her and I am in exile from myself.

Francesco Petrarca
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I freeze and burn , love is bitter and sweet, my sighs are tempests and my tears are floods, I am in ecstasy and agony, I am possessed by memories of her and I am in exile from myself. If she’s the only thing that makes me feel alive then I’ll spend every second loving her. If she’s the only thing that makes me feel alive then I’ll spend every second loving her. This quote took on a new meaning as the years passed.

It was first written as a poem by an unknown author in 1848. At first it was written as a love poem for a young girl named Mary Ann Evans. While it is not known who it was written for, we do know that she became the editor of Evans' journal and that he was her lover.

Source: Canzoniere: Selected Poems

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