Margaret George: "Berbaring di tempat tidur, setengah tertutup selimut...

"Berbaring di tempat tidur, setengah tertutup selimut, saya akan dengan heran bertanya mengapa dia datang ke pintu saya malam itu. Itu telah menjadi ritual bagi kami, seperti halnya bagi semua kekasih: di mana, kapan, mengapa? ingat ... Saya mengerti bahkan orang-orang tua berlatih agama pribadi mereka tentang bagaimana mereka pertama kali mencintai, rahasia yang paling dijaga. Dan dia akan menjawab, tidur mengaburkan kata-katanya, "Karena aku harus melakukannya." Pertanyaan dan jawabannya selalu sama. Mengapa? Karena aku harus melakukannya."

--- Margaret George

Versi Bahasa Inggris

Lying in bed, half-covered by the blankets, I would drowsily ask why he had come to my door that night long ago. It had become a ritual for us, as it does for all lovers: where, when, why? remember...I understand even old people rehearse their private religion of how they first loved, most guarded of secrets. And he would answer, sleep blurring his words, "Because I had to." The question and the answer were always the same. Why? Because I had to.