Michelangelo’s billet-doux to Tommaso de Cavalieri (1533):
“Perhaps you said this to try me, or to rekindle a greater flame in me, if it were possible. Whichever it is, I know for sure that I’ll forget your name the day I forget the food I live on; in fact, I could sooner forget my food, which nourishes only the body, than your name, which nourishes body and soul, and fills both with such sweetness that I can feel no pain nor fear of death while my mind remembers it. Imagine how happy I would be if my eye also had its share.”
If you have a love letter that you’d like me to read right here on this podcast for all the world to hear, send it to me via email at billetdouxu@gmail.com.
If you’re struggling to find the words with which to sweep your beloved off his/her feet, reach out to me at billetdouxu@gmail.com. Together, we’ll compose the perfect love letter with which to get the job done!
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