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George William Curtis

Romance like a ghost escapes touching it is always where you are not, not where you are. The interview or conversation was prose at the time, but it is poetry in the memory.

Romantic

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Romance often feels elusive and distant, seeming to exist only in places or moments away from your immediate experience. Similarly, ordinary events like interviews or conversations may seem plain when they happen but become beautiful and meaningful when remembered later.

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