THOU SHALT POSSESS ALL THINGS,
BUT THY LIFE IS MINE,
FOR GOD HAS SO WILLED IT.
WISH,
AND THY WISHES SHALL BE FULFILLED;
BUT MEASURE THY DESIRES,
ACCORDING TO THE LIFE
THAT IS IN THEE.
THIS IS THY LIFE,
WITH EACH WISH I MUST SHRINK
EVEN AS THY OWN DAYS.
WILT THOU HAVE ME? TAKE ME.
GOD WILL HEARKEN UNTO THEE.
SO BE IT!
BUT THY LIFE IS MINE,
FOR GOD HAS SO WILLED IT.
WISH,
AND THY WISHES SHALL BE FULFILLED;
BUT MEASURE THY DESIRES,
ACCORDING TO THE LIFE
THAT IS IN THEE.
THIS IS THY LIFE,
WITH EACH WISH I MUST SHRINK
EVEN AS THY OWN DAYS.
WILT THOU HAVE ME? TAKE ME.
GOD WILL HEARKEN UNTO THEE.
SO BE IT!
- Honoré de Balzac (La Peau de chagrin)
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