And what if I never go of my own free will? Will you pitch me from some window so that I must fly or fall? Will you bolt all shutters after me? You had better, because I'll knock and knock and knock until I fall down dead. I'll have no wings that take me away from you.
Interpretation
The quote expresses a deep attachment and the fear of being forced away from a loved one.
In this quote, Anne Rice explores themes of dependency, choice, and the struggle for freedom within relationships. The speaker contemplates the dire consequences of being pushed away from someone they feel deeply connected to, emphasizing their resolve to remain close regardless of circumstances. It illustrates the complexity of love and the lengths one might go to in maintaining that bond.
In practice
A couple discussing their commitment during a difficult time.
From my stone pillow I have dreamed dreams of the mortal world above. I have heard its voices, its new music, as lullabies as I lie in my grave. I have envisioned its fantastical discoveries. I have known its courage in the timeless sanctum of my thoughts. And though it shuts me out with its dazzling forms, I long for one with the strength to roam it fearlessly, to ride the Devil's Road through its heart.
We all suffer under a curse, the curse that we know more than we can endure, and there is nothing, absolutely nothing we can do about the force and the lure of this knowledge.
And so this young one, this young one whom I had so loved, I had to forsake, no matter how broken my heart, no matter how lonely my soul, no matter how bruised my intellect and spirit.
Dear God, help me. Do not forget me on this tiny cinder lost in a galaxy that is lost–a heart no bigger than a speck of dust beating, beating against death, against meaninglessness, against guilt, against sorrow.
The vampires have always been metaphors for me. They've always been vehicles through which I can express things I have felt very, very deeply.
In the very depths of Hell, do not demons love one another?
When it's time to let someone go, do it right. No surprises. No humiliation.
The elephant, not only the largest but the most intelligent of animals, provides us with an excellent example. It is faithful and tenderly loving to the female of its choice, mating only every third year and then for no more than five days, and so secretly as never to be seen, until, on the sixth day, it appears and goes at once to wash its whole body in the river, unwilling to return to the herd until thus purified. Such good and modest habits are an example to husband and wife.
The worse part of being lied to is when you realize you believed it.
Here's to woman! Would that we could fold into her arms without falling into her hands.
Frenemies are worse than enemies, and it's not just in the workplace.
Man wanted a home, a place for warmth, or comfort, first of physical warmth, then the warmth of the affections.
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