Leonid AndreyevLife seemed to him to be a narrow cage, and her iron bars were many and dense, and there was only one way out.
About This Quote
This line from The Odyssey is a fitting sentiment for a man who spent his life in a cage. When Odysseus first saw the island of Circe, he saw a world of unlimited possibilities. It was a land of “wine that flowed to the heart” and “many-dancing gardens” that “make the heart sing.” But as soon as he set foot on the island, those beautiful visions faded away, replaced by a painful reality: “the sun burns you with its glaring light,” the “birds have harsh voices,” and “the nights bring no rest.” Life on this island held no comfort for him. But he knew one thing: His goal was always to reach home, wherever home might be.
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