Jean Rhys quotes - page 2

Jean Rhys was an English novelist best known for her novel "Wide Sargasso Sea". Her work often explores themes of identity, displacement, and the experiences of women in a colonial world. She is celebrated for her distinctive voice and psychological depth in modern literature. Here are 44 of her quotes:

Everything tender and melancholy - as life is sometimes, just for one moment. (Jean Rhys)
And what does anyone know about traitors, or why Judas did what he did? View quote
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Something came out from my heart into my throat and then into my eyes. View quote
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We can't all be happy, we can't all be rich, we can't all be lucky - and it would be so much less fun if we were... There must be the dark background to show up the bright colours. View quote
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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... View quote
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She had left me thirsty and all my life would be thirst and longing for what I had lost before I found it. View quote
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Every word I say has chains round its ankles; every thought I think is weighted with heavy weights. View quote
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It's so easy to make a person who hasn't got anything seem wrong. View quote
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Now at last I know why I was brought here and what I have to do. View quote
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Blot out the moon, Pull down the stars. Love in the dark, for we're for the dark So soon, so soon. View quote
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If I was bound for hell, let it be hell. No more false heavens. No more damned magic. (Jean Rhys)
I often want to cry. That is the only advantage women have over men - at least they can cry. View quote
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Justice. I've heard that word. I tried it out. I wrote it down. I wrote it down several times and always it looked like a damn cold lie to me. There is no justice. View quote
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I have been too unhappy, I thought, it cannot last, being so unhappy, it would kill you. View quote
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I had two longings and one was fighting the other. I wanted to be loved and I wanted to be always alone. View quote
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We were alone in the most beautiful place in the world. View quote
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I sit at my window and the words fly past me like birds - with God's help I catch some. View quote
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Some must cry so that others may be able to laugh the more heartily. Sacrifices are necessary. View quote
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It is strange how sad it can be - sunlight in the afternoon, don't you think? View quote
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Jean Rhys

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Occupation: English Novelist
Born: August 24, 1890
Died: May 14, 1979
Quotes count: 44

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