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Jean Rhys quotes

English Novelist August 24, 1894 – May 14, 1979

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Jean Rhys quote: "Every word I say has chains round its ankles; every thought I..."
Every word I say has chains round its ankles; every thought I think is weighted with heavy weights. Jean Rhys
Jean Rhys quote: "She haunted him, as an ungenerous action haunts one."
She haunted him, as an ungenerous action haunts one. Jean Rhys
Jean Rhys quote: "I will write my name in fire red."
I will write my name in fire red. Jean Rhys
Soon he'll come in again and kiss me, but differently. He'll be different and so I'll be different. It'll be different. I thought, 'It'll be different, different. It must be different. Jean Rhys
Jean Rhys quote: "Some must cry so that others may be able to laugh the more..."
Some must cry so that others may be able to laugh the more heartily. Sacrifices are necessary... Jean Rhys
I have tried," I said, "but he does not believe me. It is too late for that now" (it is always too late for truth, I thought). Jean Rhys
Jean Rhys quote: "It's so easy to make a person who hasn't got anything seem wrong."
It's so easy to make a person who hasn't got anything seem wrong. Jean Rhys
Jean Rhys quote: "Something in her brain that still remained calm told her that..."
Something in her brain that still remained calm told her that she was doing a very foolish thing indeed. Jean Rhys
Jean Rhys quote: "They say when trouble comes close ranks, and so the white..."
They say when trouble comes close ranks, and so the white people did. Jean Rhys
One realized all sorts of things. The value of an illusion, for instance, and that the shadow can be more important than the substance. All sorts of things. Jean Rhys
Jean Rhys quote: "At twenty-four she imagined with dread that she was growing old."
At twenty-four she imagined with dread that she was growing old. Jean Rhys
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
Jean Rhys quote: "You surpise me, because people nearly always force you to ask,..."
You surpise me, because people nearly always force you to ask, don't they? Jean Rhys
Jean Rhys quote: "I took the red dress down and put it against myself. 'Does it..."
I took the red dress down and put it against myself. 'Does it make me look intemperate and unchaste?' I said. Jean Rhys
Jean Rhys quote: "If I was bound for hell, let it be hell. No more false heaven...."
If I was bound for hell, let it be hell. No more false heaven. No more damned magic. Jean Rhys

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