I had cooperated. I could not have refused. I was smitten with her, half in love but also afraid, because in my life (and she seemed to know this) I had not loved anyone without having been wounded. Love was power and possession, love caused pain: you were never more exposed than when you were in love, never more wounded; possession was an enslavement, something stifling. Paul Theroux
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The quote "I had cooperated. I could not have refused. I was smitten with her, half in love but also afraid, because in my life (and she seemed to know this) I had not loved anyone without having been wounded. Love was power and possession, love caused pain: you were never more exposed than when you were in love, never more wounded; possession was an enslavement, something stifling" by the French author, Marcel Aymé is about obsession and obsession is dangerous.

When you are in love you can't think clearly about anything else. Your mind focuses solely on that person and everything else diminishes in importance. It is also very hard to break things off when you are in love with someone.

When it comes to people who are obsessed with their partner, they will go to any lengths to be with them without considering the consequences of their actions. In this quote Marcel Aymé says that he fell in love with a woman who turned out to be a real monster. She did all kinds of horrible things including killing innocent people.

He also says that he couldn't refuse her because he was smitten by her and couldn't make a rational decision at the time.

Source: A Dead Hand: A Crime In Calcutta

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