"The mother-women seemed to prevail that summer at……" — Kate Chopin
"The mother-women seemed to prevail that summer at Grand Isle. It was easy to know them, fluttering about with extended, protecting wings when any harm, real or imaginary, threatened their precious brood. They were women who idolized their children, worshiped their husbands, and esteemed it a holy privilege to efface themselves as individuals and grow wings as ministering angels."
—
Kate Chopin
★
★
★
★
★
0.0 avg (0 ratings)
69 Quotes by Kate Chopin
Kate Chopin has 69 quotes on this site.
A few more worth reading:
-
I wonder if anyone else has an ear so tuned and sharpened as I have, to detect the music, not…
-
To be an artist includes much; one must possess many gifts - absolute gifts - which have not been acquired…
-
But the beginning of things, of a world especially, is necessarily vague, tangled, chaotic, and exceedingly disturbing. How few of…
-
There are some people who leave impressions not so lasting as the imprint of an oar upon the water.
-
She missed him the days when some pretext served to take him away from her, just as one misses the…
-
Have you ever heard the earth breath?
-
The voice of the sea speaks to the soul. The touch of the sea is sensuous, enfolding the body in…
-
She felt like a chess player who, by the clever handling of his pieces, sees the game taking the course…
-
The generous abundance of her passion, without guile or trickery, was like a white flame which penetrated and found response…
-
So the storm passed and every one was happy.
-
A bird with a broken wing was beating the air above, reeling, fluttering, circling disabled, down, down to the water
-
Do you suppose a woman knows why she loves? Does she select? Does she say to herself, 'Go to! here…
See all 69 quotes by Kate Chopin »
More Angel Quotes
This quote is filed under Angel Quotes,
one of 2,480 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:
-
It was pride that changed angels into devils; it is humility that makes men as angels.
— Saint Augustine
-
We cannot pass our guardian angel's bounds, resigned or sullen, he will hear our sighs.
— Saint Augustine
-
Those who give themselves to prayer should in a special manner have always a devotion to St. Joseph; for I…
— Teresa of Avila
-
But men must know, that in this theatre of man's life it is reserved only for God and angels to…
— Francis Bacon
-
The desire of excessive power caused the angels to fall; the desire of knowledge caused men to fall.
— Francis Bacon
-
I remember being on film sets when I was younger, and only men got to do the cool action movies.…
— Drew Barrymore
-
It may be that when the angels go about their task praising God, they play only Bach. I am sure,…
— Karl Barth
-
Whether you've seen angels floating around your bedroom or just found a ray of hope at a lonely moment, choosing…
— Martha Beck
-
Given the eclectic and constantly shifting nature of my metaphysical inclinations, I will probably never feel certain exactly what an…
— Martha Beck
-
Man was created a little lower than the angels and has been getting a little lower ever since.
— Josh Billings
-
Its visits, like those of angels, short, and far between.
— Robert Blair
-
It is not because angels are holier than men or devils that makes them angels, but because they do not…
— William Blake
See all 2,480 Angel Quotes »
