Richard WrightYou can't make me do nothing but die!
About This Quote
If someone is attempting to make you do something that you don’t want to do, then they are trying to make you stop loving yourself. They want you to believe that you cannot live without doing what they want. This is a trick used by people who live by rules and laws, not by the freedom of love. Love is the freedom to be yourself and to be free of guilt or shame.
You can’t be free of guilt if someone is making you feel bad about things that are not your fault. You can’t be free of shame if someone is trying to get you to lie or act in ways that are not your character.
Source: Native Son
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