Best Kate Chopin Quotes
- The voice of the sea speaks to the soul. Beach Wedding
- But the beginning of things, of a world especially, is necessarily vague, chaotic, and exceedingly disturbing. How few of us ever emerge from such beginning!… Abyss
- 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… Bird
- She was moved by a kind of commiseration... a pity for that colorless existence which never uplifted its possessor beyond the region of blind contentment,… Anguish
- The past was nothing to her; offered no lesson which she was willing to heed. The future was a mystery which she never attempted to… Alone
- The delicous breath of rain was in the air. Air
- I would give up the unessential; I would give my money, I would give my life for my children; but I wouldn't give myself. Children
- There were days when she was unhappy, she did not know why,--when it did not seem worthwhile to be glad or sorry, to be alive… Alive
- There would be no one there to live for her during those coming years; she would live for herself. There would be no powerful will… Act
- 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… Been
- She looked into the distance, and the old terror flamed up for an instant, then sank again. Edna heard her father's voice and her sister… Across
- I dance with people I despise; amuse myself with men whose only talent lies in their feet, gain the disapprobation of people I honor and… Amuse
- The voice of the sea is seductive, never ceasing, whispering, clamoring, murmuring, inviting the soul to wander in abysses of solitude. Abyss
- The artist must possess the courageous soul that dares and defies Artist
- Well, for instance, when I left her today, she put her arms around me and felt my shoulder blades, to see if my wings were… Arms
- She turned her face seaward to gather in an impression of space and solitude, which the vast expanse of water, meeting and melting with the… Conveyed
- Exhaustion was pressing upon and overpowering her. "Good-by--because I love you." He did not know; he did not understand. He would never understand. Perhaps Doctor… Behind
- She wanted something to happen - something, anything: she did not know what. Funny
- but whatever came, she had resolved never again to belong to another than herself. Belong
- There was a dull pang of regret because it was not the kiss of love which had inflamed her, because it was not love which… Classic
- We shall be everything to each other. Nothing else shall be of any consequence. Any
- There are periods of despondency and suffering which take possession of me. But I don't want anything but my own way. That is wanting a… Course
- No, I only think you cruel, as I said the other day. Maybe not intentionally cruel; but you seem to be forcing me into disclosures… Bare
- 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… Appear
- A certain light was beginning to dawn dimly within her,—the light which, showing the way, forbids it. Beginning