Crooked Quote by William Butler Yeats

“Oh, Love is the crooked thing, there is nobody wise enough to find out all that is in it, for he will be thinking about love til the stars run away and the shadows eaten the moon..” quote by William Butler Yeats — Download Open image

“Oh, Love is the crooked thing, there is nobody wise enough to find out all that is in it, for he will be thinking about love til the stars run away and the shadows eaten the moon..”

William Butler Yeats

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