Fabre stood up. He placed his fingertips on d‘ Anton’s temples. “Put your fingers here, ” he said. “Feel the resonance. Put them here, and here.” He jabbed at d’ Anton’s face: below the cheekbones, at the side of his jaw. “I’ll teach you like an actor, ” he said. “This city is our stage.” Camille said: “Book of Ezekiel. ‘This city is the cauldron, and we the flesh’ ..”Fabre turned. “This stutter, ” he said. “You don’t have to do it.” Camille put his hands over his eyes. “Leave me alone, ” he said. “Even you.” Fabre’s face was incandescent. “Even you, I am going to teach.” He leapt forward, wrenched Camille upright in his chair. He took him by the shoulders and shook him. “You’re going to talk properly, ” Fabre said. “Even if it kills one of us.” Camille put his hands protectively over his head. Fabre continued to perpetrate violence; d’ Anton was too tired to intervene. Hilary Mantel
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The quote, "even if it kills one of us" shows us how important it is to be able to communicate clearly and effectively with others. If we can't express ourselves clearly and effectively, we will never be able to fully connect and share our thoughts and feelings.

Source: A Place Of Greater Safety

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