of a love affair, we anticipate a certain depth of feeling, sensuousness and rapture, but [Wisława] Szymborska denies us these conventions, arguing against "love at first sight" and debunking the myth of serendipitous encounters: our lives were scripted long ago in a "book of events", which we cannot alter, try as we might.Love at First Sight
from The Times Literary Supplement: Poem of the Week: Poem of the Week: Love at First Sight
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