Mary Boykin Chesnut quotes

I do not write often now - not for want of something to say, but from a loathing of all I see and hear. Why dwell upon it? (Mary Boykin Chesnut)
Forgiveness is indifference. Forgiveness is impossible while love lasts. View quote
Mary Boykin Chesnut
Brutal men with unlimited power are the same all over the world. View quote
Mary Boykin Chesnut
Is anything worth it? View quote
Mary Boykin Chesnut
I think this journal will be disadvantageous for me, for I spend my time now like a spider spinning my own entrails. View quote
Mary Boykin Chesnut
She died praying that she might die. View quote
Mary Boykin Chesnut
I am always on the women's side. View quote
Mary Boykin Chesnut
I do not allow myself vain regrets or foreboding. View quote
Mary Boykin Chesnut
The weight that hangs upon our eyelids - is of lead. View quote
Mary Boykin Chesnut
Oh, if I could put some of my reckless spirit into these discreet cautious lazy men! View quote
Mary Boykin Chesnut
I will laugh at the laughable while I breathe. (Mary Boykin Chesnut)

Mary Boykin Chesnut

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Occupation: American Author
Born: March 31, 1823
Died: November 22, 1886
Quotes count: 11