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She had resolved never again to belong to another than herself.

Treat the Disease, Not the Symptom.

She could only realize that she herself — her present self — was in some way different from the other self. That she was seeing with different eyes.

She was becoming herself and daily casting aside that fictitious self which we assume like a garment with which to appear before the world.

The present alone was significant; was hers, to torture her as it was doing then with the biting conviction that she had lost that which she had held, that she had been denied that which her impassioned, newly awakened being demanded.

"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"

Looking at his wife as one looks at a valuable piece of property which has suffered some damage.

Find the best in everybody. … you might have to wait a long time, sometimes years, but people will show you their good side. Just keep waiting no matter how long it takes. No one is all evil. Everybody has a good side, just keep waiting, it will come out.

It took me a long time but I finally figured it out: when it comes to men that are romantically interested in you, it's really simple: just ignore everything they say, and only pay attention to what they do. It's that simple. It's that easy.

People are more important than things."

You’ve got to get the fundamentals down because otherwise the fancy stuff isn’t going to work.

Its important to have specific dreams. Dream Big. Dream without fear."