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Kate Chopin Quotes

American - Author | February 8, 1850 - August 22, 1904

She missed him the days when some pretext served to take him away from her, just as one misses the sun on a cloudy day without having thought much about the sun when it was shining.

Day Sun Thought Missed Cloudy She

So the storm passed and every one was happy.

Storm Happy Every Passed

When the doctors came they said she had died of heart disease - of joy that kills.

Heart Joy Said She Heart Disease

To be an artist includes much; one must possess many gifts - absolute gifts - which have not been acquired by one's own effort. And, moreover, to succeed, the artist much possess the courageous soul.

Art Soul Effort Succeed Artist Own

There are some people who leave impressions not so lasting as the imprint of an oar upon the water.

Water People Some People Leave Who

She felt like a chess player who, by the clever handling of his pieces, sees the game taking the course intended. Her eyes were bright and tender with a smile as they glanced up into his; and her lips looked hungry for the kiss which they invited.

Smile Eyes Kiss Game Lips Chess

A person can't have everything in this world; and it was a little unreasonable of her to expect it.

World Person Everything Little Her

It is greater than the stars - that moving procession of human energy; greater than the palpitating earth and the things growing thereon.

Stars Moving Energy Earth Growing

But the beginning of things, of a world especially, is necessarily vague, tangled, chaotic, and exceedingly disturbing. How few of us ever emerge from such beginning! How many souls perish in its tumult!

Beginning World Things Us Tangled

It was still quite light out of doors, but inside with the curtains drawn and the smouldering fire sending out a dim, uncertain glow, the room was full of deep shadows.

Light Fire Deep Doors Glow Shadows

The generous abundance of her passion, without guile or trickery, was like a white flame which penetrated and found response in depths of his own sensuous nature that had never yet been reached.

Nature Passion Flame White Abundance

I trust it will not be giving away professional secrets to say that many readers would be surprised, perhaps shocked, at the questions which some newspaper editors will put to a defenseless woman under the guise of flattery.

Trust Woman Giving Questions Secrets

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