What a terrible thing could be freedom. Trees were free when they were uprooted by the wind; ships were free when they were torn from their moorings; men were free when they were cast out of their homesfree to starve, free to perish of cold and hunger.
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About Radclyffe Hall
Radclyffe Hall was a 19th-century British poet and author. Marguerite Antonia Radclyffe-Hall, also known by her pen name Radclyffe Hall, was an English poet and author best known for her novel The Well of Loneliness, a groundbreaking work in lesbian literature. In adulthood, she often called herself John, rather than Marguerite. Read more on Wikipedia →
Themes
- Freedom — The value of liberty, independence, and self-determination