“When I think of Lolita, I think of that half-alive butterfly pinned to the wall. The butterfly is not an obvious symbol, but it does suggest that Humbert fixes Lolita in the same manner that the butterfly is fixed; he wants her, a living breathing human being, to become stationary, to give up her life for the still life he offers her in return. Lolita’s image is forever associated in the minds of her readers with that of her jailer. Lolita on her own has no meaning: she can only come to life through her prison bars.”— Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi (via aclockworkpink)
You can not wait for the perfect timing to install boundaries. If your waiting on others to make choices that support yourself, you will be waiting forever. Decide today, now, to create new guidelines for your life. You are in charge of what you allow.
