"Very small, child, are the flying days of love, and men and women must catch them when they can, if they are to know love at all."
— Gene Wolfe

January 1, 1970

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Original Language: English

Sources

"Empires of Foliage and Flower" (1987), first appeared as a limited edition chapbook from Cheap Street; reprinted in Gene Wolfe, Starwater Strains (2005)