Quotes by Kate Chopin, The Awakening

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There was a dull pang of regret because it was not the kiss of love which had inflamed her, because it was not love whic — Kate Chopin, The Awakening
The morning was full of sunlight and hope. — Kate Chopin, The Awakening
She was still under the spell of her infatuation. She had tried to forget him, realizing the inutility of remembering. B — Kate Chopin, The Awakening
She liked then to wander alone into strange and unfamiliar places. She discovered many a sunny, sleepy corner, fashioned — Kate Chopin, The Awakening
Exhaustion was pressing upon and overpowering her. "Good-by--because I love you." He did not know; he did not understand — Kate Chopin, The Awakening
Her husband seemed to her now like a person whom she had married without love as an excuse. — Kate Chopin, The Awakening
It sometimes entered Mr. Pontellier's mind to wonder if his wife were not growing a little unbalanced mentally. He could — Kate Chopin, The Awakening
It seems to me if I were young and in love I should never deem a man of ordinary caliber worthy of my devotion. — Kate Chopin, The Awakening
Edna felt depressed rather than soothed after leaving them. The little glimpse of domestic harmony which had been offere — Kate Chopin, The Awakening
Mrs.Pontellier was not a woman given to confidences, a chararacteristic hitherto contrary to her nature. Even as a child — Kate Chopin, The Awakening
She had resolved to never take another step backward. — Kate Chopin, The Awakening
...when I left her to-day, she put her arms around me and felt my shoulder blades, to see if my wings were strong, she s — Kate Chopin, The Awakening
The bird that would soar above the level plain of tradition and prejudice must have strong wings. — Kate Chopin, The Awakening
She had all her life long been accustomed to harbor thoughts and emotions which never voiced themselves… They belonged t — Kate Chopin, The Awakening
She was becoming herself and daily casting aside that fictitious self which we assume like a garment with which to appea — Kate Chopin, The Awakening
Some people are born with a vital and responsive energy. It not only enables them to keep abreast of the times; it quali — Kate Chopin, The Awakening
The mother-women seemed to prevail that summer at Grand Isle. It was easy to know them, fluttering about with extended, — Kate Chopin, The Awakening
I leave such ventures ti you younger men with the fever of life still in your blood. — Kate Chopin, The Awakening
She was flushed and felt intoxicated with the sound of her own voice and the unaccustomed taste of candor. It muddled he — Kate Chopin, The Awakening
The voice of the sea is seductive; never ceasing, whispering, clamoring, murmuring, inviting the soul to wander for a sp — Kate Chopin, The Awakening