"I already feel too governed from the inside of my anxious heart, which doesn't make, as my grandmother certainly knew, the best choices."
— Cobb, Michael L.
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Date
June 30, 2015
Metaphor
"I already feel too governed from the inside of my anxious heart, which doesn't make, as my grandmother certainly knew, the best choices."
Metaphor in Context
I am usually a relatively happy single person who wrote a book advocating for the dignity of single people (a colleague asked if I was writing that book so I could get more dates). But even I hear coupledom's call: I sometimes crave a long-term relationship with that great guy; I watch Ang Lee's take on "Sense and Sensibility" monthly; I've been in a number of relationships that broke my heart -- all of which feels very undignified. But none of those longings, hauntings and hurts should pave the way for my constitutional dignity. I already feel too governed from the inside of my anxious heart, which doesn't make, as my grandmother certainly knew, the best choices.
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Provenance
Reading
Citation
Michael Cobb, "The Supreme Court's Lonely Hearts Club," The New York Times (June 30, 2015). <Link to NYTimes.com>
Date of Entry
07/08/2015
