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Halls of the Dark Muse

Love is everything

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Dark Muse
, 06-10-2009 at 01:55 PM (1041 Views)
From Women in Love by D.H. Lawrence

Man must render himself up to her. He must be quaffed to the dregs by her. Let him be her man utterly, and in return she would be his humble slave--whether she wanted it or not.
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  1. Virgil's Avatar
    Are you reading Women In Love Muse? I don't recall that quote. Is that Birkin speaking or the narrator or one of the other charcters? That is a great quote and soooo Lawrentian. Now you know why the feminists hate Lawrence.
  2. Scheherazade's Avatar
    Hate or not, one has to concede that there is some truth to that...
  3. Dark Muse's Avatar
    Yes I am reading Women in Love and the quote is Ursula speaking.

    Acutally I have to say I do not find this quote to be offensive in spite of what his intent might have been, I can relate to it. I think one of the reasons why I do not see his works as being anti-woman (even if that is what he was acutally after) is becasue of my own dysfuntional tendencines in relationships. I am highly obcessive/posseseive, and while I do not forefit my will in many ways that quote is so me.

    When I am in a relationship I have to pocesses them absolutely but once I have that, then I can be pocessed.
  4. Virgil's Avatar
    Oh it's Ursula who says that. Hmm. I do think there is some truth in it too. But I think it works both ways.