Gibran, Kahlil; Joseph Sheban (tr.);
Mirrors of the Soul
Philosophical Library 1965 / Bantam 1973, 101 pages
topics: | biography | poetry | philosophy
Some women asked why he did not get married. He replied, "Well... you see it is like this. If I had a wife, and if I were painting or making poems, I should simply forget her existence for days at a time. And you know well that no loing woman would put up with such a husband for very long." 107