The essay presents a speech by Dolores Klaich that was given for a fundraiser for the charity Fund for Human Dignity in May 1984 as a tribute to American author May Sarton, and describes Sarton's reaction to the speech after the dinner. The speech discusses Sarton's book "At Seventy," her depiction of love in her books, and her lack of political correctness, as well as her sexuality, her work for LGBT rights, and her poetry.