We strike our blow, even as Pierre has said. We strike at the coppice that you so desire. We strike there because it is the very heart of the forest. There the secret life of the forest runs at full tide. We know - and you know! Something that, destroyed, will take the heart out of the forest - will make it know us for its masters."(" Women Of The Woods")Abraham Grace Merritt
About This Quote
In this quote from the movie “Women of the Woods” , the bard’s words are being used to describe the need for a strike at a strategic location in order to cause the greatest damage. The coppice is a thin part of a forest where trees grow close together and can be easily cut down. This thinning out of a forest, or thinning the woods, weakens the overall power of the forest. To strike at a thinning in a forest, which is what is being described in this quote, is not easy work and requires great skill and strength.
In order to strike at a strategic location within a forest, one has to do some reconnaissance. The bard is speaking from experience when he says that you know - and you know! This is an important phrase because it shows that someone with experience knows what you don’t. It’s very hard for regular people to know enough about the woods to even get a good idea about hitting a thinning in them.
Source: Masters Of Horror
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