Quote of the Day #1

I saw a woman sleeping

In her dream she dreamt life stood before her, and held in each hand a gift - in the one hand love in the other freedom -

and she said to the woman, "choose-"

And the woman waited long: and she said "freedom - "

and life said "thou hast well chosen if thou had'st said "love" I would have given thee that thou didst ask for; and I would have gone from thee and returned to thee no more - now, the day will come when I shall return - in that day I shall bear both gifts in one hand-"

I heard the woman laugh in her sleep -

~ Olive Schreiner