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It was as if the search for home was the point, and now that I had acquired it and the chase was over, there were no more branches to put in the fire.",6,false,{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":27,"quote_text":28,"author_id":5,"source_id":21,"has_image":22,"author":29,"source":30,"quote_tag":31,"commentary":9},2974477,"What is worse? To be chained all day with a bowl of water, or to be free and die of thirst?",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":33,"quote_text":34,"author_id":5,"source_id":21,"has_image":22,"author":35,"source":36,"quote_tag":37,"commentary":9},2974473,"I pursue my case, Monsieur, I speak English, Italian and German, and I want justice in all three languages. I have been damaged by unlove. It makes at inappropriate moments when I should be dignified.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":39,"quote_text":40,"author_id":5,"source_id":21,"has_image":22,"author":41,"source":42,"quote_tag":43,"commentary":9},2974468,"Time has shattered, it’s cracked like my lips.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":45,"quote_text":46,"author_id":5,"source_id":21,"has_image":22,"author":47,"source":48,"quote_tag":49,"commentary":9},2974462,"Couples were always keen to return to the task of trying to destroy their lifelong partners while pretending to have their best interests at heart.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":51,"quote_text":52,"author_id":5,"source_id":21,"has_image":22,"author":53,"source":54,"quote_tag":55,"commentary":9},2974461,"I had lost my job. I was no longer officially a minor historian. Perhaps I was history itself, flailing around in a number of directions, sometimes all of them at the same time.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":57,"quote_text":58,"author_id":5,"source_id":21,"has_image":22,"author":59,"source":60,"quote_tag":61,"commentary":9},2974457,"It’s hard to write and be open and let things in when life is tough, but to keep everything out means there’s nothing to work with.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":63,"quote_text":64,"author_id":5,"source_id":21,"has_image":22,"author":65,"source":66,"quote_tag":67,"commentary":9},2974452,"Life is only worth living because we hope it will get better and we’ll all get home safely.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":69,"quote_text":70,"author_id":5,"source_id":21,"has_image":22,"author":71,"source":72,"quote_tag":73,"commentary":74},2974447,"The truth was her husband had the final word because he wrote words and then he put full stops at the end of them. She knew this, but what did his wife know?",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],"**The Backstory**\nThis poignant quote is from Deborah Levy's novel \"Swimming Home,\" published in 2011. The context of the passage revolves around a tumultuous marriage, where the husband's control and dominance are subtly wielded through his authority as a writer. Levy draws upon her own experiences with marital dynamics to craft this narrative.\n\n**The Hidden Insight**\nOn the surface, the quote highlights the power imbalance inherent in relationships where one partner holds creative or intellectual superiority. However, beneath this lies an astute observation on the manner in which societal expectations and norms can perpetuate such imbalances. Levy suggests that even when one has agency, societal structures and relationships can subtly erode it.\n\n**How to Use This**\nTo apply this mindset today, consider how power dynamics play out in your professional or personal relationships, particularly those where there's an expectation of expertise or authority. Acknowledge the ways in which these dynamics can be manipulated or maintained through subtle means, such as control over communication channels (e.g., \"he wrote words and then he put full stops at the end of them\").",{"id":76,"quote_text":77,"author_id":5,"source_id":21,"has_image":22,"author":78,"source":79,"quote_tag":80,"commentary":9},2974444,"We have travelled a long distance from the cow with a bucket of raw milk under its udder. We are a long way from home.’ This.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"currentPage":82,"totalPages":83,"totalItems":8,"itemsPerPage":84},1,9,10]