Jeanette WintersonIt may be that you are settled in another place it may be that you are happy but the one who took your heart wields final power.
About This Quote
This is a quote from the poem, “The Dove of Peace” by Emma Lazarus. In this poem, Ms. Lazarus describes how love can be stolen from you if you let it go. The one who took your heart wields final power.
What did the author of the poem mean? She means that when you lose your heart and give it away, you never get it back. It is gone forever.
Source: The Passion
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