Kate Chopin, quotes

Don't you think, that we make too much of our individual trials. We are all so prone to believe our own burden heavier than our neighbor's.

A bolt struck a tall chinaberry tree at the edge of the field. It filled all visible space with a blinding glare and the crash seemed to invade the very boards they stood upon.

When the doctors came they said she had died of heart disease--of the joy that kills.