I am one in a row of specimens. It's when I try to flutter out of line that he hates me. I'm meant to be dead, pinned, always the same, always beautiful. He knows that part of my beauty is being alive. but it's the dead me he wants. He wants me living-but-dead. John Fowles
About This Quote

This quote is about the importance of sticking with your set role or place that is associated with you. You are meant to be in that place and doing that thing, which is the reason why you are successful. However, there are times when you have to try fluttering out of line from your role or from your place, which may not be the best thing for you. In this situation, it can be difficult to get back into your role and do what you are good at. In order to get back into your place or your role after a brief period of time, you have to stick to it if you want to come back.

Source: The Collector

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