Next week, or next month, or next year I will kill myself. But I might as well last out my month's rent, which has been paid up.
Jean RhysSome must cry so that others may be able to laugh the more heartily. Sacrifices are necessary.
Jean RhysIt was like letting go and falling back into water and seeing yourself grinning up through the water, your face like a mask, and seeing the bubbles coming up as if you were trying to speak from under the water. And how do you know what it's like to try to speak from under water when you're drowned?
Jean Rhys