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“Death is before me today
Like a sick man鈥檚 recovery,
Like going outdoors after confinement.
Death is before me today
Like the fragrance of myrrh,
Like sitting under sail on breeze day.
Death is before me today
Like the fragrance of lotus.
Like sitting on the shore of drunkenness.
Death is before me today
Like a well-trodden way,
Like a man鈥檚 coming home from warfare.
Death is before me today
Like the clearing of the sky.
As when a man discovers what he ignored. Death is before me today
Like a man鈥檚 longing to see his home
When he has spent many years in captivity”
― Ancient Egyptian Literature, Volume I: The Old and Middle Kingdoms
Like a sick man鈥檚 recovery,
Like going outdoors after confinement.
Death is before me today
Like the fragrance of myrrh,
Like sitting under sail on breeze day.
Death is before me today
Like the fragrance of lotus.
Like sitting on the shore of drunkenness.
Death is before me today
Like a well-trodden way,
Like a man鈥檚 coming home from warfare.
Death is before me today
Like the clearing of the sky.
As when a man discovers what he ignored. Death is before me today
Like a man鈥檚 longing to see his home
When he has spent many years in captivity”
― Ancient Egyptian Literature, Volume I: The Old and Middle Kingdoms

“Everyone affected by war, captivity or aggression reacts differently, and away from it people might try to guess how they would act, or react, in the circumstances, but they do not really know.”
― Cilka's Journey
― Cilka's Journey

“I couldn't imagine living the way she lived, free, like an exposed wire ready and willing to touch whatever it touched. I couldn't imagine being willing, and even after those few stolen moments of psychedelic transcendence, nonaddictive, harmless, and, yes, euphoric, I still couldn't imagine being free.”
― Transcendent Kingdom
― Transcendent Kingdom

“Please wake me when I'm free
I cannot bear captivity
4 I would rather be stricken blind
Than 2 live without expression of mind”
― The Rose That Grew from Concrete
I cannot bear captivity
4 I would rather be stricken blind
Than 2 live without expression of mind”
― The Rose That Grew from Concrete

“Most people have no understanding of the psychological changes of captivity. Social judgment of chronically traumatized people therefore tends to be extremely harsh. The chronically abused person's apparent helplessness and passivity, her entrapment in the past, her intractable depression and somatic complaints, and her smoldering anger often frustrate the people closest to her. Moreover, if she has been coerced into betrayal of relationships, community loyalties, or moral values, she is frequently subjected to furious condemnation.
Observers who have never experienced prolonged terror and who have no understanding of coercive methods of control presume that they would show greater courage and resistance than the victim in similar circumstances. Hence the common tendency to account for the victim's behavior by seeking flaws in her personality or moral character. ...
The propensity to fault the character of the victim can be seen even in the case of politically organized mass murder. The aftermath of the Holocaust witnessed a protracted debate regarding the 'passivity' of the Jews and their 'complicity' in their fate. But the historian Lucy Dawidowicz points out that 'complicity' and 'cooperation' are terms that apply to situations of free choice. They do not have the same meaning in situations of captivity.”
― Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence - From Domestic Abuse to Political Terror
Observers who have never experienced prolonged terror and who have no understanding of coercive methods of control presume that they would show greater courage and resistance than the victim in similar circumstances. Hence the common tendency to account for the victim's behavior by seeking flaws in her personality or moral character. ...
The propensity to fault the character of the victim can be seen even in the case of politically organized mass murder. The aftermath of the Holocaust witnessed a protracted debate regarding the 'passivity' of the Jews and their 'complicity' in their fate. But the historian Lucy Dawidowicz points out that 'complicity' and 'cooperation' are terms that apply to situations of free choice. They do not have the same meaning in situations of captivity.”
― Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence - From Domestic Abuse to Political Terror

“See this abdicated beast, once king
Of them all, nibble his claws:
Not anger enough left鈥攏o, nor despair鈥
To break his teeth on the bars.”
― The Complete Poems of C. Day Lewis
Of them all, nibble his claws:
Not anger enough left鈥攏o, nor despair鈥
To break his teeth on the bars.”
― The Complete Poems of C. Day Lewis

“Public awareness is the equinox of tyranny鈥檚 rise; once one man learns of another鈥檚 captivity, he will act to free him. It is the best and most certain part of man鈥檚 nature.”
― Blythe
― Blythe

“I lost my freedom for so many years. Until he entered my cage. Him, with the black eyes and blacker soul.”
― Pennies
― Pennies

“What we think of as our refuge and sanctuary, could easily become the place of our captivity.”
― Svetioni膷ar - Pomra膷enje
― Svetioni膷ar - Pomra膷enje

“Remember how it is written of Job, 鈥淭he Lord turned the captivity of Job, when he
prayed for his friends.鈥 While he prayed for himself, he remained a captive; but when
he prayed for those unfriendly friends of his, then the Lord smiled upon him, and
loosed his captivity”
―
prayed for his friends.鈥 While he prayed for himself, he remained a captive; but when
he prayed for those unfriendly friends of his, then the Lord smiled upon him, and
loosed his captivity”
―

“To live with unforgiveness is to become a captive cultured citizen whose taxation is that of demonically ticketed torment.”
― Spirit Fed Entrepreneur: Growing Your Business with a Fearless Mindset
― Spirit Fed Entrepreneur: Growing Your Business with a Fearless Mindset

“鈥 袗 褔褌芯, 褏谢芯锌褑褘, 写械谢芯 褌邪斜邪泻? 鈥 褋泻邪蟹邪谢 写械写. 鈥 袣懈械胁 褋写邪褞褌.
袦褘 胁芯蟹屑褍褌懈谢懈褋褜:
鈥 袣懈械胁 鈥 胁褌芯褉芯泄 笑邪褉懈褑褘薪. 袨谐芯, 写械写, 械褖械 蟹薪邪械褕褜, 泻邪泻芯泄 斜芯泄 斜褍写械褌!
鈥 袣邪泻芯泄 褌邪屑 斜芯泄, 鈥 屑邪褏薪褍谢 写械写 褉褍泻芯泄. 鈥 袙褘 锌芯褋屑芯褌褉懈褌械: 泻褍写邪 懈屑 胁芯械胁邪褌褜?
校褋褌邪胁褕懈械, 懈蟹屑芯褉写芯胁邪薪薪褘械 谢芯褕邪写械薪泻懈 褌褟薪褍谢懈 胁芯械薪薪褘械 褎褍褉褘, 芯褉褍写懈褟, 褉邪蟹胁邪谢懈胁邪褞褖懈械褋褟 褌械谢械谐懈. 袣褉邪褋薪芯邪褉屑械泄褑褘 斜褘谢懈 芯斜芯褉胁邪薪薪褘械, 蟹邪褉芯褋褕懈械, 懈蟹褉邪薪械薪薪褘械. 袧械泻芯褌芯褉褘械, 胁懈写薪芯, 写芯 泻褉芯胁懈 褉邪蟹斜懈胁 薪芯谐懈, 褕谢懈 斜芯褋懈泻芯屑, 锌械褉械泻懈薪褍胁 斜芯褌懈薪泻懈 褔械褉械蟹 锌谢械褔芯. 袗 褍 写褉褍谐懈褏 胁芯胁褋械 薪械 斜褘谢芯 薪懈 褋邪锌芯谐, 薪懈 斜芯褌懈薪芯泻. 楔谢懈 斜械蟹 胁褋褟泻芯谐芯 褋褌褉芯褟, 泻邪泻 褋褌邪写芯, 褋谐懈斜邪褟褋褜 锌芯写 褌褟卸械褋褌褜褞 屑械褕泻芯胁, 褋泻邪褌芯泻, 芯褉褍卸懈褟 懈 芯褌薪褞写褜 薪械 胁芯懈薪褋褌胁械薪薪芯 蟹胁褟泻邪褟 屑褟褌褘屑懈 泻芯褌械谢泻邪屑懈.
鈥 袨 薪械褋褔邪褋褌薪褘械 褉邪褋械泄褋泻懈械 褋芯谢写邪褌褘, 鈥 锌褉芯斜芯褉屑芯褌邪谢 写械写, 褋薪懈屑邪褟 褕邪锌泻褍 [101鈥2].”
― Babi Yar: A Document in the Form of a Novel
袦褘 胁芯蟹屑褍褌懈谢懈褋褜:
鈥 袣懈械胁 鈥 胁褌芯褉芯泄 笑邪褉懈褑褘薪. 袨谐芯, 写械写, 械褖械 蟹薪邪械褕褜, 泻邪泻芯泄 斜芯泄 斜褍写械褌!
鈥 袣邪泻芯泄 褌邪屑 斜芯泄, 鈥 屑邪褏薪褍谢 写械写 褉褍泻芯泄. 鈥 袙褘 锌芯褋屑芯褌褉懈褌械: 泻褍写邪 懈屑 胁芯械胁邪褌褜?
校褋褌邪胁褕懈械, 懈蟹屑芯褉写芯胁邪薪薪褘械 谢芯褕邪写械薪泻懈 褌褟薪褍谢懈 胁芯械薪薪褘械 褎褍褉褘, 芯褉褍写懈褟, 褉邪蟹胁邪谢懈胁邪褞褖懈械褋褟 褌械谢械谐懈. 袣褉邪褋薪芯邪褉屑械泄褑褘 斜褘谢懈 芯斜芯褉胁邪薪薪褘械, 蟹邪褉芯褋褕懈械, 懈蟹褉邪薪械薪薪褘械. 袧械泻芯褌芯褉褘械, 胁懈写薪芯, 写芯 泻褉芯胁懈 褉邪蟹斜懈胁 薪芯谐懈, 褕谢懈 斜芯褋懈泻芯屑, 锌械褉械泻懈薪褍胁 斜芯褌懈薪泻懈 褔械褉械蟹 锌谢械褔芯. 袗 褍 写褉褍谐懈褏 胁芯胁褋械 薪械 斜褘谢芯 薪懈 褋邪锌芯谐, 薪懈 斜芯褌懈薪芯泻. 楔谢懈 斜械蟹 胁褋褟泻芯谐芯 褋褌褉芯褟, 泻邪泻 褋褌邪写芯, 褋谐懈斜邪褟褋褜 锌芯写 褌褟卸械褋褌褜褞 屑械褕泻芯胁, 褋泻邪褌芯泻, 芯褉褍卸懈褟 懈 芯褌薪褞写褜 薪械 胁芯懈薪褋褌胁械薪薪芯 蟹胁褟泻邪褟 屑褟褌褘屑懈 泻芯褌械谢泻邪屑懈.
鈥 袨 薪械褋褔邪褋褌薪褘械 褉邪褋械泄褋泻懈械 褋芯谢写邪褌褘, 鈥 锌褉芯斜芯褉屑芯褌邪谢 写械写, 褋薪懈屑邪褟 褕邪锌泻褍 [101鈥2].”
― Babi Yar: A Document in the Form of a Novel

“Promise me you will pass on the story of the first woman -- in whatever form you wish. It was given to me by women in captivity. They lived an awful state of migration, my grandmothers. Telling origin stories was their act of resistance. I only added on a bit here and a bit there. Stories are critical, Kirabo,' she added thoughtfully. 'The minute we fall silent, someone will fill the silence for us.”
― A Girl Is a Body of Water
― A Girl Is a Body of Water

“Be careful that the decisions that you 鈥榤ake鈥 are not forging the chains that you cannot 鈥榰nmake鈥 because those are the chains that will eventually 鈥榰nmake鈥 you.”
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“Don鈥檛 get what is supposedly socially required or labeled as the right standard of love mixed up with what is true for you.
Your true path to ecstasy is what sets the standard for what true love is for YOU. There鈥檚 a concept 鈥淟ove in captivity.鈥 I鈥檓 for 鈥淟ove in ecstasy.”
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Your true path to ecstasy is what sets the standard for what true love is for YOU. There鈥檚 a concept 鈥淟ove in captivity.鈥 I鈥檓 for 鈥淟ove in ecstasy.”
―

“There comes a time in every bird's life, when it must stop revisiting the other birds in cages, stop trying to break open their locks. A bird in the sky must one day realize, that many birds have chosen their own cages, and that the freedom to choose captivity, is also a freedom that needs to be granted.”
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“Beware of liberating yourself into captivity.”
― Anti-Time Management: Reclaim Your Time and Revolutionize Your Results with the Power of Time Tipping
― Anti-Time Management: Reclaim Your Time and Revolutionize Your Results with the Power of Time Tipping

“Many ideologies that promise liberty are only involved in advanced forms of captivity.”
― Talismanist: Fragments of the Ancient Fire. Philosophy of Fragmentism Series.
― Talismanist: Fragments of the Ancient Fire. Philosophy of Fragmentism Series.

“You鈥檝e got a choice: ...you can just give in. You can give your jailers what they want. Switch off another light and in the ocean of darkness bow your head and cry. You can despair for your kids, and they can despair for you. But what does this choice give you? Have you any great new happiness now? What does your unhappiness give to your children? Why did you make this choice? Why did you walk into the trap of captivity?”
― Magic
― Magic

“You are lightning, dangerous unless captured in wires. You're fire - a warm light on a cold dark night to be sure, but also a conflagration that can destroy everything in its path.”
― The Fifth Season
― The Fifth Season
“To take a group of people captive means those who take them captive are themselves also in captivity.”
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“When I think of this now,
I see how the past holds us captive,
its beautiful ruin etched on the mind's eye”
― Monument: Poems New and Selected
I see how the past holds us captive,
its beautiful ruin etched on the mind's eye”
― Monument: Poems New and Selected
“What happened to our original elephant, Flora? The Miami Metro Zoo had to finally come to accept the hard truth. As the rider who Flora attacked in 1999 explained: 鈥淚 just think elephants are not meant to be captive. As they mature, they get to a point where they aren鈥檛 going to take it any more. It鈥檚 not her fault, she鈥檚 just becoming more and more unhappy.”
― Fear of the Animal Planet: The Hidden History of Animal Resistance
― Fear of the Animal Planet: The Hidden History of Animal Resistance
“Large glass windows had been installed in the exhibit, and the orangutans took to pitching rocks at them. San Diego officials, thinking quickly, instituted an exchange program. One non-thrown stone would get you a banana. But the orangutans were not interested and kept trying to break the windows. The park finally had to bring in a contractor to dig up the entire ground floor of the exhibit in order to remove all of the rocks, as each shattered window cost the zoo $900 to replace. What happened next? The orangutans began to tear the ceramic insulators off of the wall and threw them instead.
Evidently, these animals really wanted out.”
― Fear of the Animal Planet: The Hidden History of Animal Resistance
Evidently, these animals really wanted out.”
― Fear of the Animal Planet: The Hidden History of Animal Resistance
“At the West Edmonton Mall in Alberta, the dolphins developed stress-induced ulcers. Shopping malls are enough to drive most individuals insane, given enough time spent in them. For Edmonton鈥檚 dolphins, though, there was no escape. Every day was the same. Shows were performed twice a day. The water tanks never got any larger. The light always remained artificial. The crowds of shoppers never stopped coming. The enervating elevator music never stopped playing. So it was hardly surprising that all four of the mall鈥檚 dolphins suffered from stress-related afflictions.”
― Fear of the Animal Planet: The Hidden History of Animal Resistance
― Fear of the Animal Planet: The Hidden History of Animal Resistance
“Tragically, the average life expectancy during this era for captive orcas stood between one to four years. Aquariums often went through a whole series of whales before just one of them made it into adolescence. Today, the life expectancy of captive killer whales has improved: rising to about ten years. Yet this is still a far cry from the thirty to sixty years that orcas can live in the ocean.”
― Fear of the Animal Planet: The Hidden History of Animal Resistance
― Fear of the Animal Planet: The Hidden History of Animal Resistance
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