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“The soul selects her own society, then shuts the door.”

Emily Dickinson · The Complete Poems — “The Soul Selects Her Own Society” · c. 1862

Dickinson’s compressed image emphasizes selective attention and the right to decide what receives intimate access.

Source note: “The Soul Selects Her Own Society”; capitalization is lightly normalized.

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