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Jean Rhys Quotes

Sometimes the Earth trembles; sometimes you can feel it breathe Picture Quote #1

I am sad, sad as a circus-lioness Picture Quote #1

And what does anyone know about traitors, or why Judas did what he did Picture Quote #1

London is like a cold dark dream sometimes Picture Quote #1

Every word I say has chains round its ankles; every thought I think is weighted with heavy weights Picture Quote #1

If all good, respectable people had one face, I’d spit in it Picture Quote #1

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The perpetual hunger to be beautiful and that thirst to be loved which is the real curse of Eve Picture Quote #1

The feeling of Sunday is the same everywhere, heavy, melancholy, standing still Picture Quote #1

Blot out the moon, pull down the stars. Love in the dark, for we’re for the dark so soon, so soon Picture Quote #1

Not that she objected to solitude. Quite the contrary. She had books, thank heaven, quantities of books. All sorts of books Picture Quote #1

But they never last, the golden days. And it can be sad, the sun in the afternoon, can’t it? Yes, it can be sad, the afternoon sun, sad and frightening Picture Quote #1

Yes, I am sad, sad as a circus-lioness, sad as an eagle without wings, sad as a violin with only one string and that one broken, sad as a woman who is growing old. Sad, sad, sad Picture Quote #1

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I watched her die many times. In my way, not in hers. In sunlight, in shadow, by moonlight, by candlelight. In the long afternoons when the house was empty. Only the sun was there to keep us company. We shut him out. And why not? Very soon she was as eager for what’s called loving as I was - more lost and drowned afterwards Picture Quote #1

Now I no longer wish to be loved, beautiful, happy or successful. I want one thing and one thing only - to be left alone Picture Quote #1

But they never last, the golden days. And it can be sad, the sun in the afternoon, can’t it? Yes, it can be sad, the afternoon sun, sad and frightening Picture Quote #1

As it was in the beginning, ... is now, and ever shall be, world without end Picture Quote #1

Blot out the moon, Pull down the stars. Love in the dark, for we’re for the dark So soon, so soon Picture Quote #1

No past to make us sentimental, no future to embarrass us...a difficult moment when you are out of practice - a moment that makes you go cold, cold and wary Picture Quote #1

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It is strange how sad it can be - sunlight in the afternoon, don’t you think? Picture Quote #1

Would you like a whiskey?’ I say. ‘I’ve got some.’ (That’s original. I bet nobody’s ever thought of that way of bridging the gap before.) Picture Quote #1

Something came out from my heart into my throat and then into my eyes Picture Quote #1

Life if curious when reduced to its essentials Picture Quote #1

Age seldom arrives smoothly or quickly. It's more often a succession of jerks Picture Quote #1

Have all beautiful things sad destinies? Picture Quote #1

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I am the only real truth I know Picture Quote #1

As it was in the beginning,... is now, and ever shall be, world without end Picture Quote #1

There is always the other side, always Picture Quote #1

And then the days came when I was alone Picture Quote #1

I have arranged my little life Picture Quote #1

There is no doubt that running away on a fresh, blue morning can be exhilarating Picture Quote #1

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Sometimes the Earth trembles; sometimes you can feel it breathe (Jean Rhys Quotes) I am sad, sad as a circus-lioness (Jean Rhys Quotes) And what does anyone know about traitors, or why Judas did what he did (Jean Rhys Quotes) London is like a cold dark dream sometimes (Jean Rhys Quotes) Every word I say has chains round its ankles; every thought I think is weighted with heavy weights (Jean Rhys Quotes) If all good, respectable people had one face, I’d spit in it (Jean Rhys Quotes) The perpetual hunger to be beautiful and that thirst to be loved which is the real curse of Eve (Jean Rhys Quotes) The feeling of Sunday is the same everywhere, heavy, melancholy, standing still (Jean Rhys Quotes) Blot out the moon, pull down the stars. Love in the dark, for we’re for the dark so soon, so soon (Jean Rhys Quotes) Not that she objected to solitude. Quite the contrary. She had books, thank heaven, quantities of books. All sorts of books (Jean Rhys Quotes) But they never last, the golden days. And it can be sad, the sun in the afternoon, can’t it? Yes, it can be sad, the afternoon sun, sad and frightening (Jean Rhys Quotes) Yes, I am sad, sad as a circus-lioness, sad as an eagle without wings, sad as a violin with only one string and that one broken, sad as a woman who is growing old. Sad, sad, sad (Jean Rhys Quotes) I watched her die many times. In my way, not in hers. In sunlight, in shadow, by moonlight, by candlelight. In the long afternoons when the house was empty. Only the sun was there to keep us company. We shut him out. And why not? Very soon she was as eager for what’s called loving as I was - more lost and drowned afterwards (Jean Rhys Quotes) Now I no longer wish to be loved, beautiful, happy or successful. I want one thing and one thing only - to be left alone (Jean Rhys Quotes) But they never last, the golden days. And it can be sad, the sun in the afternoon, can’t it? Yes, it can be sad, the afternoon sun, sad and frightening. (Jean Rhys Quotes) As it was in the beginning, ... is now, and ever shall be, world without end. (Jean Rhys Quotes) Blot out the moon, Pull down the stars. Love in the dark, for we’re for the dark So soon, so soon. (Jean Rhys Quotes) No past to make us sentimental, no future to embarrass us...a difficult moment when you are out of practice - a moment that makes you go cold, cold and wary. (Jean Rhys Quotes) It is strange how sad it can be - sunlight in the afternoon, don’t you think? (Jean Rhys Quotes) Would you like a whiskey?’ I say. ‘I’ve got some.’ (That’s original. I bet nobody’s ever thought of that way of bridging the gap before.) (Jean Rhys Quotes) Something came out from my heart into my throat and then into my eyes (Jean Rhys Quotes) Life if curious when reduced to its essentials (Jean Rhys Quotes) Age seldom arrives smoothly or quickly. It's more often a succession of jerks (Jean Rhys Quotes) Have all beautiful things sad destinies? (Jean Rhys Quotes) I am the only real truth I know (Jean Rhys Quotes) As it was in the beginning,... is now, and ever shall be, world without end (Jean Rhys Quotes) There is always the other side, always (Jean Rhys Quotes) And then the days came when I was alone (Jean Rhys Quotes) I have arranged my little life (Jean Rhys Quotes) There is no doubt that running away on a fresh, blue morning can be exhilarating (Jean Rhys Quotes)

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