Philip LarkinDear, I can't write, it's all a fantasy: a kind of circling obsession.
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Dear, I can't write, it's all a fantasy: a kind of circling obsession. In this quote from Stephen Crane, he is saying that he wants to write his love letter but he is unable to do so because his mind is full of fantasies. These fantasies have been spinning around for a long time and the time has come to put them to rest. In this quote, Stephen Crane is expressing a desire to finish writing a love letter but he is unable to do so because his mind is so full of fantasies that he has forgotten what his true feelings are for his beloved.
Source: Philip Larkin: Letters To Monica
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