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Cage an eagle and it will bite at the wires, be they ofiron or of gold.

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Henrik IbsenThe Vikings of Helgeland

From the pavement, I could see the window of Albertine’s room, that window, formerly quite black, at...

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Marcel ProustThe Captive: Part 2

[Marriage] happens as with cages: the birds without despair to get in, and those within despair of g...

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If we seek solace in the prisons of the distant pastSecurity in human systems we're told will always...

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Please wake me when I'm freeI cannot bear captivity4 I would rather be stricken blindThan 2 live wit...

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You are my son Dantés! You are the child of my captivity. My priestly office condemned me to celibac...

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The rulers of your minds indulge in proverbs, but they've forgotten the main one, that love cannot b...

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