Jacob Lawrence, The Lovers (1946)
December 1, 2011:
She wants to be married.
From tradition, from upbringing, from fear, and through it all, I think, from a core of real true love.
I don't want to be married.
From rebelliousness, from fear, from a lifetime of bad examples.
And through it all, I think, from lack of confidence.
I took on this responsibility.
I will accept its consequences.