Would you like a whiskey?' I say. 'I've got some.' (That's original. I bet nobody's ever thought of that way of bridging the gap before.)
Jean RhysThe last time you were happy about nothing; the first time you were afraid about nothing. Which came first?
Jean RhysIt's funny, he said, have you ever thought that a girl's clothes cost more than the girl inside them?
Jean RhysI'm no use to anybody,' I say. 'I'm a cรฉrรฉbrale, can't you see that?' Thinking how funny a book would be, called 'Just a Cรฉrรฉbrale or You Can't Stop Me From Dreaming'. Only, of course, to be accepted as authentic, to carry any conviction, it would have to be written by a man. What a pity, what a pity!
Jean Rhys