How was she to tie herself to a man without permitting him to imprison her? And was there some means of acquiring things without those things possessing her? (Clarice Lispector)

How was she to tie herself to a man without permitting him to imprison her? And was there some means of acquiring things without those things possessing her?

Clarice Lispector

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