早上在书里重新读到《简爱》的一段话：

“I can live alone, if self-respect, and circumstances require me so to do. I need not sell my soul to buy bliss. I have an inward treasure born with me, which can keep me alive if all extraneous delights should be withheld, or offered only at a price I cannot afford to give.

倘若自尊与处境要求我如此，我可以独自生活。我不必出卖灵魂去换取幸福。我生来便拥有一份内在珍宝，即便所有外在的欢愉都被剥夺，或是要以我无法承受的代价才能换取，这份内在珍宝也足以支撑我活下去。”

我觉得这是太好的“独立宣言”。不是放弃寻求他者的爱，不是离开所有外界的支持，而是如果这些需要以自己无法承受的代价为交换，始终拥有抽身离开的底气。