"The voice of the sea speaks to the soul."
— Kate Chopin (The Awakening)

"Perhaps it is better to wake up after all, even to suffer, rather than to remain a dupe to illusions all one's life."
— Kate Chopin (The Awakening, and Selected Stories (Modern Library College Editions))

"The bird that would soar aboce the level plain of tradition and prejudice must have strong wings. It is a sad spectacle to see the weaklings bruised, exhausted, fluttering back to earth."
— Kate Chopin (The Awakening)