"Alithea, how can it be a mistake to love someone entirely?" 3000 years of longing
Based on short story: The Djinn in the Nightingale's Eye by A.S. Byatt
Beside you, where I used to lay... But there's a danger in loving somebody too much...
"Cautionary tale"
Djinn (Arabic: جن) are invisible creatures in early pre-Islamic Arabian religious systems and later in Islamic culture and beliefs.
Danger in loving somebody too much
Enchantment of our own stories ~ Three Thousand Years of Longing
Filled with dread and panic when we can't contain the chaos ~ Three Thousand Years of Longing
God's love IS enough
"Humankind is a wonder, Alithea ... Humankind, what a conundrum " ~ Three Thousand Years of Longing
Is it too much? Is it all too much to ask? ~ Three Thousand Years of Longing It's sad when you know It's your heart you can't trust... And It's sad when you know it's your heart they can't touch" source
Just to have somebody by my side
Keep seeing you walk through that door... Keep losing my place...
"Love is not something we come to by reason... Love is a gift. A gift of oneself given freely. It's not something i couldever ask for." ~ Three Thousand Years of Longing
Makes a sound like thunder... Makes me feel like rain / And like a fool who will never see the truth, I keep thinking something's gonna change."
"My name is Alithea. My story is true..."
Narratoloist who sought to find the truths common to all the stories of humankind. A
Our solitudes to be together ~ Three Thousand Years of Longing
Queen of Sheba... quite a story ~ Three Thousand Years of Longing
Realm of Djinn... ~ Three Thousand Years of Longing Reason why people don't stay who they are...
Songwriters: Glen Burtnik / Patty Smyth
Undying, Unfailing, Unlimited ~ Three Thousand Years of Longing
Vapor ~ Three Thousand Years of Longing
What are we to do with longings awoken? ~ Three Thousand Years of Longing
exchange for his freedom ~ Three Thousand Years of Longing
"You want us to make love-craft?" Yes ~ Three Thousand Years of Longing
"Yes I may have hurt you / But I did not desert you / Maybe I just want to have it all" source
Zefir is a young woman who feels trapped, one who wants to gain freedom so she can travel the world and pursue knowledge. While Zefir and the Djinn initially get along, Zefir eventually lashes out at the Djinn due to her captivity and academic frustrations. (source) ~ Three Thousand Years of Longing
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