I felt like an extraordinary hero. I was only five or six and I had the whole of life in my hands. Even if I had been driving the carriage of the sun I could not have felt any better.

Summary

In this quote, the speaker describes a moment from their childhood where they felt an immense sense of power and possibility. Despite being just five or six years old, they felt like an extraordinary hero, holding the entirety of life in their hands. This metaphor conveys the speaker's overwhelming happiness and a feeling of being invincible. They compare their happiness to that of driving the sun, emphasizing the depth of their joy and invigorating sense of control over their own destiny.

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