Assuming Quote by Kate Chopin

“He could see plainly that she was not herself. That is, he could not see that she was becoming herself [...].”

— Kate Chopin

“She was becoming herself and daily casting aside that fictitious self which we assume like a garment with which to appear before the world.”

— Kate Chopin

“It sometimes entered Mr. Pontellier's mind to wonder if his wife were not growing a little unbalanced mentally. He could see plainly that she…

— Kate Chopin

“She could no longer see herself without him somewhere in her life, & there was no one she could even imagine being her 1st…

— Beth Harbison

She had been the quiet, rather plain girl, with a surprisingly sharp tongue if she was put out, lovely eyes and pretty hair and…

— Betty Neels

What parts had she discarded for the sake of her sanity? What had she cut from herself? Had he stared into her pupils he…

— Anthony Marra

“He was a man who seemed careless of his appearance, very different from the gentlemen with whom she had consorted until a few months…

— Mary Balogh

She would be quiet at first. Then she would say a word about something small, something she had noticed, and then another word, and…

— Amy Tan

“He couldn't bring himself to look directly at her. Her gown was the color of daylight just before sunset; if he looked at her…

— Courtney Milan

“No one else could see all the bodies she’d left behind, but they were there, looking at her. Or maybe that was just her,…

— Paolo Bacigalupi

“His mind had been working away behind his high forehead. Unimaginative himself he could recognize imagination in her: he had come upon one whose…

— Mervyn Peake

And in this passion for understanding her soul lay close to his; she had him all to herself. But he must be made abstract…

— Anonymous