![Thomas Merton Quotes: O love-why can't you leave me alone? Which is a rhetorical question meaning: for heaven's sake, don't.](https://www.quoteslyfe.com/images/collection3/quotations1108/O-love-why-can-t-you-leave-1108697.jpg)
O love-why can't you leave me alone? Which is a rhetorical question meaning: for heaven's sake, don't.
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