--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: And my instincts tell me that Raffe is…" description: "\"“And my instincts tell me that Raffe is mine. I found him first.”\" — Susan Ee" image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f8/susan-ee-1414_instincts_and-my-instincts-tell-me-that-raffe-is-m_2931267.jpg" --- # And my instincts tell me that Raffe is mine. I found him… ![“And my instincts tell me that Raffe is mine. I found him first.” quote by Susan Ee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f8/susan-ee-1414_instincts_and-my-instincts-tell-me-that-raffe-is-m_2931267.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f8/susan-ee-1414_instincts_and-my-instincts-tell-me-that-raffe-is-m_2931267.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f8/susan-ee-1414_instincts_and-my-instincts-tell-me-that-raffe-is-m_2931267.jpg) > ““And my instincts tell me that Raffe is mine. I found him first.”” [Susan Ee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-ee/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. The speaker claims ownership over a creature, emphasizing personal discovery and connection. **In simple terms:** I feel a creature belongs to me because I discovered it first. Key Takeaway Recognize the bond formed through discovery. Themes ownership discovery connection Mood protective assertive Type narrative emotional When to use this quote - pet ownership - first encounter - exploring new worlds Key Concepts personal attachment possessiveness Questions to Reflect On - What does it mean to claim something as yours? - How does discovery shape responsibility? A Different Perspective Ownership may ignore the creature's autonomy. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet [Instincts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/instincts/) ## Related quotes > [“Tell me about Raffe." Nothing. "okay. 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They nod as if to say they understand what it's like to have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-ee/i-m-penryn-i-m-named-after-an-exit-off-interstate-80-nice-they-nod-as/) [Susan Ee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-ee/) > [“So long as you don't bleed in the shape of wing joints, you should pass for human. Oh, and don't let anyone pick you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-ee/so-long-as-you-don-t-bleed-in-the-shape-of-wing-joints-you-should/) [Susan Ee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-ee/) > [“If we get separated there’s not much hope of us ever meeting anywhere, but I need to keep up the pretense of hope because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-ee/if-we-get-separated-there-s-not-much-hope-of-us-ever-meeting-anywhere/) [Susan Ee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-ee/) > [“He runs his finger tips along my cheek, caressing my face. “Hush. I’m right here.” He looks at me with deep anguish in his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-ee/he-runs-his-finger-tips-along-my-cheek-caressing-my-face-hush-i-m/) [Susan Ee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-ee/) > [“He is shivering, probably going into deep shock.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-ee/he-is-shivering-probably-going-into-deep-shock/) [Susan Ee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-ee/) > [“It could get them all burned.” Then he adds in a whisper, almost to himself, “But the fire can be tempting.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-ee/it-could-get-them-all-burned-then-he-adds-in-a-whisper-almost-to/) [Susan Ee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-ee/) > [“What if they don’t let us go through?” I ask, trying not to move my lips. “They will,” he answers from the dark recesses…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-ee/what-if-they-don-t-let-us-go-through-i-ask-trying-not-to-move-my-lips/) [Susan Ee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-ee/) > [“My litter sister looks up at me. Mom was right. Her eyes are the same as they've always been. Brown eyes fringed with long…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-ee/my-litter-sister-looks-up-at-me-mom-was-right-her-eyes-are-the-same/) [Susan Ee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-ee/) > [“If you help me find my sister, you can have these back. I saved them for you." "Thanks," he croaks, surveying the wings. "They'll…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-ee/if-you-help-me-find-my-sister-you-can-have-these-back-i-saved-them/) [Susan Ee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-ee/) > [“There's no eye shadow so i just smear a tiny bit of the mascara around my eyes for that sultry emphasis”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-ee/there-s-no-eye-shadow-so-i-just-smear-a-tiny-bit-of-the-mascara/) [Susan Ee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-ee/) > [“Big words from a guy who's trussed up like a turkey. What are you going to do, wobble over here like an upside- down…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-ee/big-words-from-a-guy-who-s-trussed-up-like-a-turkey-what-are-you/) [Susan Ee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-ee/) > [“He’s downed four drinks in the short time it took for me to get myself together and find him. Either he’s shaken by something…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-ee/he-s-downed-four-drinks-in-the-short-time-it-took-for-me-to-get/) [Susan Ee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-ee/) > [“Obi sits on the cot and ties my ankles together. 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Trust your instincts and listen to your inner-voice — it's trying to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bryant-mcgill/you-have-permission-to-walk-away-from-anything-that-doesn-t-feel/) [Bryant McGill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bryant-mcgill/) > [There are seasons in life. Don't ever let anyone try to deny you the joy of one season because they believe you should stay…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-clayson/there-are-seasons-in-life-don-t-ever-let-anyone-try-to-deny-you-the/) [Jane Clayson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-clayson/) > [“He had all the self-preservation instincts of a bug near a shiny windshield.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karen-chance/he-had-all-the-self-preservation-instincts-of-a-bug-near-a-shiny/) [Karen Chance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karen-chance/) > [“Sometimes you just have to trust your instincts; it may be all you have to trust.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jocelyn-murray/sometimes-you-just-have-to-trust-your-instincts-it-may-be-all-you/) [Jocelyn Murray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jocelyn-murray/) > [My instincts are always against people who want to fasten some sort of hegemony onto things](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clifford-geertz/my-instincts-are-always-against-people-who-want-to-fasten-some-sort/) [Clifford Geertz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clifford-geertz/) > [Trust your instincts: they tend to see you right. By listening to them, at least you can sleep at night.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/trust-your-instincts-they-tend-to-see-you-right-by-listening-to-them/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [“...because you have been purifying your fields for many incarnations so you no longer belong in the heavy density of the third dimension and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ana-rangel-gerry-o-malley/because-you-have-been-purifying-your-fields-for-many-incarnations-so/) [Ana Rangel & Gerry O'malley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ana-rangel-gerry-o-malley/) > [Performa's founder and prime mover, Roselee Goldberg, has great instincts for which artists might collaborate well together.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roberta-smith/performa-s-founder-and-prime-mover-roselee-goldberg-has-great/) [Roberta Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roberta-smith/) > [We believe that civilization has been created under the pressure of the exigencies of life at the cost of satisfaction of the instincts.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sigmund-freud/we-believe-that-civilization-has-been-created-under-the-pressure-of/) [Sigmund Freud](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sigmund-freud/) > [“Our instincts may have even guided us to hide parts of ourselves in order to keep them alive when we were younger.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-d-jakes-2/our-instincts-may-have-even-guided-us-to-hide-parts-of-ourselves-in/) [T.D. 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