"Where is the man who can fulfill the desires of this sensitive nature which is as fiery as it is delicate? For years I have searched in vain! In vain! I have found men! Men who are all alike, to none of whom I could submit with respect and declare ardently: You are my God on this earth, and the absolute master of this passionate soul. For this reason my affections have been irresolute and short lived. I searched for a goodness I was unable to find and which perhaps does not even exist on earth. Now I no longer search for it nor desire it: for that reason I am more composed."
17th June 10
Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda y Arteaga en su Autobiografía.
