He her, he believed. He would teach her that she was not his possession, he would show her she was free, he would see her flash her wings.
A.S. Byatt Possession
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The quote reflects a deep belief in empowering another person, highlighting a relationship founded on mutual respect and freedom. The speaker expresses a determination to guide someone towards realizing their independence, suggesting that true connection is about support rather than ownership. This notion challenges traditional dynamics and emphasizes the beauty of personal growth.

In the context of the book "Possession" by A.S. Byatt, this sentiment illustrates the protagonist's desire to help someone break away from constraints, encouraging them to embrace their potential. The imagery of "flashing wings" symbolizes liberation and the joy found in self-discovery, portraying the transformational power of love and understanding in fostering an individual’s journey towards freedom.

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Too much meaning is bad at Toussaint.Reason must sleep, said Christabel. The stories come before the meanings, I said. As I said, reason must sleep, she said again. I do not believe all these explanations. They diminish. The idea of Woman is less than brilliant Vivien, and the idea of Merlin will not allegorise into male wisdom. He is Merlin
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Too much meaning is bad at Toussaint.Reason must sleep, said Christabel. The stories come before the meanings, I said. As I said, reason must sleep, she said again. I do not believe all these explanations. They diminish. The idea of Woman is less than brilliant Vivien, and the idea of Merlin will not allegorise into male wisdom. He is Merlin
It is in the nature of the human frame to tire. Fortunately. Let us collude with necessity. Let us play with it.
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It is in the nature of the human frame to tire. Fortunately. Let us collude with necessity. Let us play with it.
Most of all, he saw her waist, just where it narrowed, before the skirts spread. He remembered her nakedness as he knew it, and his hands around that narrowing. He thought of her momentarily as an hourglass, containing time, which was caught in her like a thread of sand, of stone, of specks of life, of things that had lived and would live. She held his time, she contained his past and his future, both now cramped together, with such ferocity and such gentleness, into this small circumference
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Most of all, he saw her waist, just where it narrowed, before the skirts spread. He remembered her nakedness as he knew it, and his hands around that narrowing. He thought of her momentarily as an hourglass, containing time, which was caught in her like a thread of sand, of stone, of specks of life, of things that had lived and would live. She held his time, she contained his past and his future, both now cramped together, with such ferocity and such gentleness, into this small circumference
This is were I have always been coming to. Since my time began. And when I go away from here, this will be the midpoint, to which everything ran, before and from which everything will run. But now, my love, we are here, we are now, and those other times are running elsewhere.
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This is were I have always been coming to. Since my time began. And when I go away from here, this will be the midpoint, to which everything ran, before and from which everything will run. But now, my love, we are here, we are now, and those other times are running elsewhere.
Metamorphoses" he said, "are our way of showing, in riddles, that we know we are part of the animal world
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Metamorphoses" he said, "are our way of showing, in riddles, that we know we are part of the animal world
We run with milk and bloodWhat we would give we spillThe hungry mouths are raisedWe spill we fail to fillThis cannot be restoredThis flow cannot redeemThis white's not wiped awayThough blanched we seemHowe'er I wipe and wipeHowe'er I frantic-scourThe ghost of my spilled milkMakes my Air sour.
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We run with milk and bloodWhat we would give we spillThe hungry mouths are raisedWe spill we fail to fillThis cannot be restoredThis flow cannot redeemThis white's not wiped awayThough blanched we seemHowe'er I wipe and wipeHowe'er I frantic-scourThe ghost of my spilled milkMakes my Air sour.
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