Black Swan

“The only person standing in your way is you.” And she killed her, didn’t she? She thought she stabbed Lily—who was trying to replace her—but it was always herself who hindered her path to perfection. It wasn’t any other people. Not really. Not even Lily. No, because Lily was an allegory—the person she desperately wanted to become. And in killing her, it was always herself that had to die. The death is the idea of who she wants to be. And when she thought she killed her, she felt it. Perfection. You become brilliant when you’re just a little bit mad.