“I express myself very, very badly.  There are sentences that  are not made to be understood but felt, rather.  What is the point of saying “I love you?” I only wish to be able to think it very forcefully, near you, in the silence…..  (Claude Cahun/Cancelled Confessions)

 When I came hither I slipped in blood, which is an evil omen; and I heard, I am sure I heard in the air a beating of wings, a beating of giant wings. I cannot tell what they mean…..