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You're cornered
Nov. 25th, 2011 10:21 pm'Governments have the rights they take,' said Françoise.
'I don't understand that,' said Xavière accusingly. 'Isn't there any country where people can do as they like?'
'No.'
'They I'll have to go to a desert island,' said Xavière.
'Even desert islands belong to people now,' said Françoise. 'You're cornered.'
(c) (From "She Came to Stay" by Simone de Beauvoir, English translation by Yvonne Moyse and Roger Senhouse.)
'I don't understand that,' said Xavière accusingly. 'Isn't there any country where people can do as they like?'
'No.'
'They I'll have to go to a desert island,' said Xavière.
'Even desert islands belong to people now,' said Françoise. 'You're cornered.'
(c) (From "She Came to Stay" by Simone de Beauvoir, English translation by Yvonne Moyse and Roger Senhouse.)