“I only loved one woman and, unlike all the others, she was the only one who never damanded or asked for the spoken word of it. and even over her grave, I said nothing, not even in my head, but the sunlight knew and my shoelaces and…” - Charles Bukowski, Letter Collections 1965 - 1970
See original: "I only loved one woman and, unlike all the others, she was the only one who never damanded or asked..."