Helen Weinzweig > Quotes

“One hand was stroking my hair. He could not have known I was immobilized by the touch of his hand on my head. No one had ever done that. But then, I had never been on my knees before.”
― Helen Weinzweig, Basic Black with Pearls

“Tomorrow is always a proper time.”
― Helen Weinzweig, Basic Black with Pearls

“I was about to expatiate on the phenomenon of paradox, when I remembered that my philosophizing causes Coenraad to lose his erection.”
― Helen Weinzweig, Basic Black with Pearls

“Happiness, he said, is memories.”
― Helen Weinzweig, Basic Black with Pearls

“You mustn’t cry in public, I told her. – It’s the only safe place to cry. – You humiliate yourself and embarrass others.”
― Helen Weinzweig, Basic Black with Pearls

“Just think, my dear ones, you will not have to wonder for whom the bell rings: it will ring for you.”
― Helen Weinzweig, Basic Black with Pearls

“Sell your jewels, pack your hankies, go! You have learned to cry amidst strangers; you can live anywhere!”
― Helen Weinzweig