Mourning Becomes Electra Quotes

“You said they had found the secret of happiness because they had never heard that love can be a sin.”
― Eugene O'Neill, Mourning Becomes Electra

“Well, you wanted me to be a hero in blue, so you better be resigned! Murdering doesn’t improve one’s manners!”
― Eugene O'Neill, Mourning Becomes Electra

“Az a fura érzésem támadt, hogy a háborúban mindig ugyanazt az embert kell újra meg újra meggyilkolnunk, míg végül rá fogok ébredni, hogy én magam vagyok az az ember!”
― Eugene O'Neill, Mourning Becomes Electra

“LAVINIA: He made me feel for the first time in my life that everything about love could be sweet and natural... I have a right to love!”
― Eugene O'Neill, Mourning Becomes Electra

“LAVINIA: I love everything that grows simply-- up toward the sun-- everything that's straight and strong! I hate what's warped and twists and eats into itself and dies for a lifetime in shadow...”
― Eugene O'Neill, Mourning Becomes Electra

“Where am I? What the hell difference is it? There’s plenty o’ fresh air and the moon fur a glim. Don’t be so damn pertic’lar!”
― Eugene O'Neill, Mourning Becomes Electra

“LAVINIA: I want to feel love! Love is all beautiful! I never used to know that! I was a fool! We'll be married soon... We'll make an island for ourselves on land and we'll have children and love them and teach them to love life so that they can never be possessed by hate and death!”
― Eugene O'Neill, Mourning Becomes Electra