Natalie Clifford Barney

Natalie Clifford Barney was an American playwright, poet, and novelist known for her contributions to lesbian literature and her influential literary salon in Paris.

"When you're in love you never really know whether your elation comes from the qualities of the one you love, or if it attributes them to her; whether the light which surrounds her like a halo comes from you, from her, or from the meeting of your sparks."
Natalie Clifford Barney