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Jean Rhys Quotes

There are always two deaths, the real one and the one people know about Picture Quote #1

They say when trouble comes close ranks, and so the white people did Picture Quote #1

I didn’t know, I didn’t know, I didn’t know Picture Quote #1

Today I must be very careful, today I have left my armor at home Picture Quote #1

... morbidly, attracted him to strangeness, to recklessnesss, even unhappiness Picture Quote #1

She haunted him, as an ungenerous action haunts one Picture Quote #1

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The woman had a humble, cringing manner. Of course, she had discovered that, having neither money nor virtue, she had better be humble if she knew what was good for her Picture Quote #1

Very few people change after well say seven or seventeen. Not really. They get more this or more that and of course look a bit different. But inside they are the same Picture Quote #1

You can pretend for a long time, but one day it all falls away and you are alone. We are alone in the most beautiful place in the world Picture Quote #1

What you take to be hyprocrisy is sometimes a certain caution, sometimes genuine, though ponderous, childish, sometimes a mixture of both Picture Quote #1

Reading makes immigrants of us all. It takes us away from home, but more important, it finds homes for us everywhere Picture Quote #1

I would never be part of anything. I would never really belong anywhere, and I knew it, and all my life would be the same, trying to belong, and failing. Always something would go wrong. I am a stranger and I always will be, and after all I didn’t really care Picture Quote #1

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... I know all about myself now, I know. You’ve told me so often. You haven’t left me one rag of illusion to clothe myself in Picture Quote #1

A room? A nice room? A beautiful room? A beautiful room with bath? Swing high, swing low, swing to and fro... This happened and that happened... And then the days came and I was alone Picture Quote #1

Of course she had some pathetic illusions about herself or she would not be able to go on living Picture Quote #1

It’s so easy to make a person who hasn’t got anything seem wrong Picture Quote #1

I hated the mountains and the hills, the rivers and the rain. I hated the sunsets of whatever colour, I hated its beauty and its magic and the secret I would never know. I hated its indifference and the cruelty which was part of its loveliness. Above all I hated her. For she belonged to the magic and the loveliness. She had left me thirsty and all my life would be thirst and longing for what I had lost before I found it Picture Quote #1

It was the darkness that got you. It was heavy darkness, greasy and compelling. It made walls round you, and shut you in so that you felt like you could not breathe Picture Quote #1

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He had discovered that people who allow themselves to be blown about by the winds of emotion and impulse are always unhappy people Picture Quote #1

Something in her brain that still remained calm told her that she was doing a very foolish thing indeed Picture Quote #1

The rumble of the life outside was like the sound of the sea which was rising gradually around her Picture Quote #1

A room is, after all, a place where you hide from the wolves. That’s all any room is Picture Quote #1

You imagine the carefully pruned, shaped thing that is presented to you is truth. That is just what it isn’t. The truth is improbable, the truth is fantastic; it’s in what you think is a distorting mirror that you see the truth Picture Quote #1

I like shape very much. A novel has to have shape, and life doesn’t have any Picture Quote #1

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I often want to cry. That is the only advantage women have over men - at least they can cry Picture Quote #1

Next week, or next month, or next year I will kill myself. But I might as well last out my month’s rent, which has been paid up Picture Quote #1

When he talked his eyes went away from mine and then he forced himself to look straight at me and he began to explain and I knew that he felt very strange with me and that he hated me, and it was funny sitting there and talking like that, knowing he hated me Picture Quote #1

It was like letting go and falling back into water and seeing yourself grinning up through the water, your face like a mask, and seeing the bubbles coming up as if you were trying to speak from under the water. And how do you know what it’s like to try to speak from under water when you’re drowned? Picture Quote #1

The last time you were happy about nothing; the first time you were afraid about nothing. Which came first? Picture Quote #1

Your red dress,’ she said, and laughed. But I looked at the dress on the floor and it was as if the fire had spread across the room. It was beautiful and it reminded me of something I must do. I will remember I thought. I will remember quite soon now Picture Quote #1

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There are always two deaths, the real one and the one people know about (Jean Rhys Quotes) They say when trouble comes close ranks, and so the white people did (Jean Rhys Quotes) I didn’t know, I didn’t know, I didn’t know (Jean Rhys Quotes) Today I must be very careful, today I have left my armor at home (Jean Rhys Quotes) ... morbidly, attracted him to strangeness, to recklessnesss, even unhappiness (Jean Rhys Quotes) She haunted him, as an ungenerous action haunts one (Jean Rhys Quotes) The woman had a humble, cringing manner. Of course, she had discovered that, having neither money nor virtue, she had better be humble if she knew what was good for her (Jean Rhys Quotes) Very few people change after well say seven or seventeen. Not really. They get more this or more that and of course look a bit different. But inside they are the same (Jean Rhys Quotes) You can pretend for a long time, but one day it all falls away and you are alone. We are alone in the most beautiful place in the world (Jean Rhys Quotes) What you take to be hyprocrisy is sometimes a certain caution, sometimes genuine, though ponderous, childish, sometimes a mixture of both (Jean Rhys Quotes) Reading makes immigrants of us all. It takes us away from home, but more important, it finds homes for us everywhere (Jean Rhys Quotes) I would never be part of anything. I would never really belong anywhere, and I knew it, and all my life would be the same, trying to belong, and failing. Always something would go wrong. I am a stranger and I always will be, and after all I didn’t really care (Jean Rhys Quotes) ... I know all about myself now, I know. You’ve told me so often. You haven’t left me one rag of illusion to clothe myself in (Jean Rhys Quotes) A room? A nice room? A beautiful room? A beautiful room with bath? Swing high, swing low, swing to and fro... This happened and that happened... And then the days came and I was alone (Jean Rhys Quotes) Of course she had some pathetic illusions about herself or she would not be able to go on living (Jean Rhys Quotes) It’s so easy to make a person who hasn’t got anything seem wrong (Jean Rhys Quotes) I hated the mountains and the hills, the rivers and the rain. I hated the sunsets of whatever colour, I hated its beauty and its magic and the secret I would never know. I hated its indifference and the cruelty which was part of its loveliness. Above all I hated her. For she belonged to the magic and the loveliness. She had left me thirsty and all my life would be thirst and longing for what I had lost before I found it (Jean Rhys Quotes) It was the darkness that got you. It was heavy darkness, greasy and compelling. It made walls round you, and shut you in so that you felt like you could not breathe (Jean Rhys Quotes) He had discovered that people who allow themselves to be blown about by the winds of emotion and impulse are always unhappy people (Jean Rhys Quotes) Something in her brain that still remained calm told her that she was doing a very foolish thing indeed (Jean Rhys Quotes) The rumble of the life outside was like the sound of the sea which was rising gradually around her (Jean Rhys Quotes) A room is, after all, a place where you hide from the wolves. That’s all any room is (Jean Rhys Quotes) You imagine the carefully pruned, shaped thing that is presented to you is truth. That is just what it isn’t. The truth is improbable, the truth is fantastic; it’s in what you think is a distorting mirror that you see the truth (Jean Rhys Quotes) I like shape very much. A novel has to have shape, and life doesn’t have any (Jean Rhys Quotes) I often want to cry. That is the only advantage women have over men - at least they can cry (Jean Rhys Quotes) Next week, or next month, or next year I will kill myself. But I might as well last out my month’s rent, which has been paid up (Jean Rhys Quotes) When he talked his eyes went away from mine and then he forced himself to look straight at me and he began to explain and I knew that he felt very strange with me and that he hated me, and it was funny sitting there and talking like that, knowing he hated me (Jean Rhys Quotes) It was like letting go and falling back into water and seeing yourself grinning up through the water, your face like a mask, and seeing the bubbles coming up as if you were trying to speak from under the water. And how do you know what it’s like to try to speak from under water when you’re drowned? (Jean Rhys Quotes) The last time you were happy about nothing; the first time you were afraid about nothing. Which came first? (Jean Rhys Quotes) Your red dress,’ she said, and laughed. But I looked at the dress on the floor and it was as if the fire had spread across the room. It was beautiful and it reminded me of something I must do. I will remember I thought. I will remember quite soon now (Jean Rhys Quotes)

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