Oh God, let me not be cured of love, but let my passion grow! Let me love for love's sake!

Diane Wolkstein
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In this famous quote from the poem "Ave Maria" by Friedrich Schiller, Mary Wollstonecraft says, "Oh God, let me not be cured of love, but let my passion grow!" The poet was writing to his beloved Mary Wollstonecraft after she had asked him for prayers for her health. She had been suffering from severe illness and he was concerned that she would die. Fortunately, she recovered and lived to see her son William become the first elected Prime Minister of England.

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