“The bird that would soar above the level plain of tradition and prejudice must have strong wings. It is a sad spectacle to see the weaklings bruised, exhausted, fluttering back to earth.”
― The Awakening
― The Awakening
“but whatever came, she had resolved never again to belong to another than herself.”
― The Awakening
― The Awakening
“I may not be as stong as I think, but I know many tricks and I have resolution.”
― The Old Man and the Sea
― The Old Man and the Sea
“You have been a very foolish boy, wasting your time dreaming of impossible things when you speak of Mr. Pontellier setting me free! I am no longer one of Mr. Pontelliere's possessions to dispose of or not. I give myself where I choose. If he were to say, 'Here Robert, take her and be happy; she is yours,' I should laugh at you both.”
― The Awakening
― The Awakening
“He could see plainly that she was not herself. That is, he could not see that she was becoming herself and daily casting aside that fictitious self which we assume like a garment with which to appear before the world.”
― The Awakening
― The Awakening
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