“I couldn’t stand the idea of a woman having to have a single pure life and a man being able to have a double life, one pure and one not.”
― The Bell Jar
― The Bell Jar
“When in doubt, when flat on your back, you can look at the ceiling. Who knows what you may see, up there? Funeral wreaths and angels, constellations of dust, stellar or otherwise, the puzzles left by spiders. There's always something to occupy the inquiring mind.”
― The Handmaid's Tale
― The Handmaid's Tale
“None knew who belonged to this ruthless society. The names of the participators in the deeds of blood and violence done under the name of religion were kept profoundly secret.”
― A Study in Scarlet
― A Study in Scarlet
“He will sweep it up—everything you left behind when you woke. And then he will burn it, to leave the stage fresh for your dreams tomorrow.”
― Smoke and Mirrors
― Smoke and Mirrors
“No matter how much you knelt and prayed, you still had to eat three meals a day and have a job and live in the world.”
― The Bell Jar
― The Bell Jar
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