I saw a woman sleeping. In her sleep she dreamt life stood before her, and held in each hand a gift- in one hand love, in the other freedom. And she said to the woman, "choose." And the woman waited long: and she said, "freedom." And life said "Thou hast well chosen, if thou hadst said 'love' I would have given thee that thou didst ask for; and I would have gone from thee, and returned to thee no more. Now, the day will come when I shall return. In that day I shall bear both gifts in one hand." I heard the woman laugh in her sleep.

Olive Schreiner