Kate Chopin Quotes

'You have been a very foolish boy, wasting your time dreaming of impossible things when you speak of Mr. Pontellier setting me free! I am no longer one of Mr. Pontelliere's possessions to dispose of or not. I give myself where I choose. If he were to say, 'here Robert, take her and be happy; she is yours,' I should laugh at you both'

Kate Chopin

Quotes to Explore

I seriously object to seeing on the screen what belongs in the bedroom.

Samuel Goldwyn
- Seeing
- Seriously
- Bedroom
One minute you're a slug and the next minute you're a hero, so you don't know what to think.

Ed Belfour
- Think
- Know
- Hero
Vaudeville was characterized by sunny optimism, acts that were uplifting, cheerful, and clean. It provided a fanciful, magical escape, but after Black Friday, the tone of American entertainment changed almost overnight.

Karen Abbott
- American
- Black
- Friday
If I'm not writing well, I'm not happy. If I'm not spending enough time with my family, I'm not happy. If I'm not connecting to friends or if I don't work out enough... You get the point. Everything has to be balanced. Nothing should be an extreme.

Harlan Coben
- Time
- Work
- Writing
A very quiet and tasteful way to be famous is to have a famous relative. Then you can not only be nothing, you can do nothing too.

P. J. O'Rourke
- You
- Famous
- Quiet
I was born and grew up in Fitzgerald, way down in south Georgia. It was a mill town and my family ran the cotton mill. My grandfather was mayor many times and my family felt deeply rooted to that spot.

Frances Mayes
- Up
- Family
- Down