I felt I could turn the earth upside down with my littlest finger. I wanted to dance, to fly in the air and kiss the sun and stars with my singing heart. I, alone with myself, was enjoying myself for the first time as with grandest company.

Anzia Yezierska
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I felt I could turn the earth upside down with my littlest finger. This quote is from a book called "Tales of Wonder" written by William Blake, and is an excerpt from his poem: The Tyger (1804). The poem begins: "I felt I could turn the earth upside down with my littlest finger." He goes on to describe how he has turned into a wolf, and then into a tiger and then into a lamb—all for the joy of being alone with himself. Once he has done this, he can dance, fly, and kiss the stars and the sun.

Source: Bread Givers

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