Quote by Robin Hobb

We are as we are. How can you claim to know what life I was meant to lead, let alone threaten to force me into it? All your quibbling is nonsense. As well forbid your nose to snuff, or your ears to hear. We are as we do.

We are as we are. How can you claim to know what life I was

Summary

This quote emphasizes the idea of individual autonomy and rejects the notion that others can impose their vision of life onto someone else. It challenges society's tendency to dictate and control people's choices and paths, asserting that we are shaped by our own experiences and actions. The reference to forbidding the senses reminds us that attempting to restrict or alter someone's innate nature is futile and goes against the essence of being human.

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