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“The driver sat in his iron seat and he was proud of the straight lines he did not will, proud of the tractor he did not own or love, proud of the power he could not control. And when that crop grew, and was harvested, no man had crumbled a hot clod in his fingers and let the earth sift past his fingertips. No man had touched the seed, or lusted for the growth.”

oh boy this is going to be a depressing read

underestimated how miserable and depressing this book was going to get

“Don’t you dread the attitude that insensibly arises out of legal obligation? Don’t you think it is destructive to a passion whose essence is its gratuitousness?”
Harry’s views on marriage are so refreshing compared to other male writers of his time, observes the restrictiveness of marriage, and the way it somewhat strips away female autonomy.