"I only loved one woman and, unlike all the others, she was the only one who never damanded or asked..."

“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: les deserts de l'amour, "I only loved one woman and, unlike all the others, she was the only one who never damanded or asked..."