Then all at once there they’d be again, the indifferent, burning eyes of the strangers. Or my mother’s eyes. Again my world would be suddenly transformed, fixed like a rose with a nail through it, space hurtling coldly out from me in all
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“Illusions are to the soul what atmosphere is to the earth.”
― Orlando
― Orlando
“He's more myself than I am. Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same. If all else perished, and he remained, I should still continue to be; and if all else remained, and he were annihilated, the universe would turn to a mighty stranger.”
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“He who robs us of our dreams robs us of our life.”
― Orlando
― Orlando
“I am no bird; and no net ensnares me: I am a free human being with an independent will.”
― Jane Eyre
― Jane Eyre
“I'm not going to act the lady among you, for fear I should starve .”
― Wuthering Heights
― Wuthering Heights
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