EDNA QUOTES

“I would give up the unessential; I would give my money, I would give my life for my children; but I wouldn’t give myself.” – Edna Pontellier

“There was a dull pang of regret because it was not the kiss of love which had inflamed her, because it was not love which had held this cup of life to her lips.” – Edna Pontellier

“I am no longer one of Mr. Pontellier’s possessions to dispose of or not. I give myself where I choose.” – Edna Pontellier

“The voice of the sea is seductive; never ceasing, whispering, clamoring, murmuring, inviting the soul to wander for a spell in abysses of solitude; to lose itself in mazes of inward contemplation.” – Edna Pontellier

“I am no longer afraid of the future, for I have seen your face and it is mine.” – Edna Pontellier

“The bird that would soar above the level plain of tradition and prejudice must have strong wings.” – Edna Pontellier

“I cannot permit you to drag your name through the slanderous streets of this city. I am going away.” – Edna Pontellier

“I would not give up one iota of the power and completeness of my existence.” – Edna Pontellier

“I would give my life for my children, but I wouldn’t give myself.” – Edna Pontellier

“The past was nothing to her; offered no lesson which she was willing to heed.” – Edna Pontellier

“I am no longer the woman you first met; I have changed.” – Edna Pontellier

“She felt no interest in anything about her.” – Edna Pontellier

“Why do you love me?” – Edna Pontellier

“I am no longer willing to sacrifice myself for the sake of others.” – Edna Pontellier

“I would give up the unessential; I would give up my money, I would give up my life for my children; but I wouldn’t give myself.” – Edna Pontellier FAMILY NOT ACCEPTING RELATIONSHIP QUOTES

“She wanted to swim far out, where no woman had swum before.” – Edna Pontellier

“A certain light was beginning to dawn dimly within her – the light which, showing the way, forbids it.” – Edna Pontellier

“How things go! I have to go on living, don’t I?” – Edna Pontellier

“I am no longer afraid of the end; I have faced it and embraced it.” – Edna Pontellier

“There were days when she was unhappy, she did not know why—when it did not seem worth while to be glad or sorry, to be alive or dead.” – Edna Pontellier

“She was fond of her children in an uneven, impulsive way.” – Edna Pontellier

“She did not have standards or ideals.” – Edna Pontellier

“A feeling of exultation overtook her, as if some power of significant import had been given her to control the working of her body and her soul.” – Edna Pontellier

“The children appeared before her like antagonists who had overcome her; who had overpowered and sought to drag her into the soul’s slavery.” – Edna Pontellier

“I am unhappy – very unhappy; and yet I can’t justify my unhappiness.” – Edna Pontellier

“She could not have told why she was crying. Such experiences as the foregoing were not uncommon in her married life.” – Edna Pontellier

“I cannot possess you without losing myself, and I would rather be saved than lost.” – Edna Pontellier

“I thought I had plumbed the depths of my being, but I know now I haven’t even stricken the surface.” – Edna Pontellier

“You have been a very, very foolish boy, wasting your time dreaming of impossible things.” – Edna Pontellier