Not only were my nerves shot, but my body was a traitor. I didn’t want to melt against him. I didn’t want to enjoy the feeling of his lips sliding across my skin. I didn’t want to like the possessive way his fingers dug into my waist or the way his erection pressed against me. E.M. Denning
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In this quote, Stella is explaining why she was so nervous when she had to make a speech in front of a crowd at a college. She also explains how it felt to be pressed against him and why her body was betraying her. The way the words are written makes it seem like she was having a sexual experience with him, which is why it is such a powerful contradiction. Instead, she was just explaining that she wasn’t feeling very good and needed just a little bit of support.

Source: Measure For Measure

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