That is why they have poets — to classify all the degrees o… - Sarah Ruhl

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That is why they have poets — to classify all the degrees of love. It is for scientists to classify the maladies arising from the want of it.

Sarah Ruhl

In the Next Room, or the Vibrator Play · June 18, 2010 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance

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ORPHEUS: How will you remember?

EURYDICE: That I love you?

ORPHEUS: Yes.

EURYDICE: That's easy. I can't help it.

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That is why they have poets — to classify all the degrees of love. It is for scientists to classify the maladies arising from the want of it. - Sarah Ruhl

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