Literature · Reflection
GEORGE SAND ~ MY INNER STRENGTH
20 May 2015
“When my submission has been claimed, no longer in the name of love and friendship but by reason of some right or power, I have drawn upon the strength that is buried in my nature, I have straightened my shoulders and thrown off the yoke. I alone know the latent force hidden within me. I alone know how much I grieve and suffer and love.”
George Sand
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