Who do you want me to be, who I am

Ines 2022-12-26 01:42:25

Some people say that the age of three is eighty.
Sometimes you have to admit that there is a so-called nature that is inseparable from the day you were born.

A girl who grew up in a lunatic asylum, Maud, confronted her uncle who came to pick her up and said, "If I don't go, you can't force me." That firm, stubborn look. It was destined that she would not be able to let anyone dominate her and threaten what kind of person she should be.
At one point, I was also bewitched by her innocent appearance, believing that she was always pure and beautiful.
It's just that under the tame surface of those who obey the whip, the bloody storm that is often hidden is waiting to break down at some point.

And the other girl, Sue, was not afraid to watch the hanging, and was proud to announce that my mother died bravely. This is her. Brave, optimistic, fearless, and grateful. As for Aunt's nurturing grace, she has always thought that if it's not love, I don't know what is.
She was so honest with Big Mom, so adoring, that she stole a few pennies to give to her at the plenum.
Although she is a thief, she has a heart of gold.

It starts when she knows she's going to Blair Manor to cheat a poor girl's property with Mr. Gentleman and send her to a lunatic asylum. She was shaken more than once. Especially how happy they were after being with the pure Miss Maud. They are in love.

Su: If at that moment, I honestly told her that I love her, she would definitely give the same answer, maybe all the nightmares would disappear, maybe I could change this girl's poor fate.

Maud: Poor Su, she's so naive, she thinks I'm pure and innocent, and my inner complexities are far more complicated than people can imagine. In fact, at the beginning, I knew everything and didn't know anything.

Since Su and Maud came to this world on the same day, their fates are destined to be indistinguishable from each other, entangled in love and hate, and the efforts to escape from the established fate are often closer to it.

Poor girls, never let others decide who you are, never let others decide what you deserve, always follow your heart and sacrifice anything or anyone.

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Fingersmith quotes

  • Maud Lilly: Please don't touch me, stifle me, smother me... pretend to love me.

    Mrs. Sucksby: Pretend?

  • Richard 'Gentleman' Rivers: [to Maud] You think life is hard with money? You should try it without!