Jean Rhys Quotes

A collection of quotes by Jean Rhys.

Jean Rhys (1890-1979) was a British novelist best known for her classic novel "Wide Sargasso Sea." Born in Dominica, Rhys moved to England at the age of 16 and began writing under the guidance of Ford Madox Ford. While her early works received critical acclaim, it was the publication of "Wide Sargasso Sea" in 1966 that brought her widespread recognition. The novel, a prequel to Charlotte BrontÃ«'s "Jane Eyre," explores the backstory of the character Bertha Mason. Rhys's writing often delved into themes of identity, colonialism, and gender roles, earning her a lasting place in literary history.

I hated the mountains and the hills, the rivers and the rain

I hated the mountains and the hills, the rivers and the rain. I hated the sunsets of whatever colour, I hated its beauty and its magic and the secret I would never know. I hated its indifference and the cruelty which was part of its loveliness. Above all I hated her. For she belonged to the magic and the loveliness. She had left me thirsty and all my life would be thirst and longing for what I had lost before I found it.

Amazing Inspirational Symbolic

She could give herself up to the written word as naturally a

She could give herself up to the written word as naturally as a good dancer to music or a fine swimmer to water. The only difficulty was that after finishing the last sentence she was left with a feeling at once hollow and uncomfortably full. Exactly like indigestion.

Reading

I am sad, sad as a circus-lioness, sad as an eagle without w

I am sad, sad as a circus-lioness, sad as an eagle without wings, sad as a violin with only one string and one that is broken, sad as a woman who is growing old.

Violins