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4 It seems obvious to say, and yet worth saying, that most of these moments of violence are due to the colonialist’s instinct to transport, cage, and own what is fundamentally unownable: a wild animal, or even nature itself.
“Keep good company, read good books, love good things and cultivate soul and body as faithfully as you can.”
― Rose in Bloom
― Rose in Bloom
“But our wishes are like tinder: the flint and steel of circumstances are continually striking out sparks, which vanish immediately, unless they chance to fall upon the tinder of our wishes; then, they instantly ignite, and the flame of hope is kindled in a moment.”
― Agnes Grey
― Agnes Grey
“This is the trouble with history. You can't see what's not there. You can look at an empty space and see that something's missing, but there's no way to know what it was.”
― The Power
― The Power
“What a fool you must be," said my head to my heart, or my sterner to my softer self.”
― Agnes Grey
― Agnes Grey
“He had not breathed a word of love, or dropped one hint of tenderness or affection, and yet I had been supremely happy. To be near him, to hear him talk as he did talk, and to feel that he thought me worthy to be so spoken to - capable of understanding and duly appreciating such discourse - was enough.”
― Agnes Grey
― Agnes Grey
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