I would give up the unessential; I would give my money, I would give my life for my children; but I wouldn't give myself.
Kate ChopinShe had all her life long been accustomed to harbor thoughts and emotions which never voiced themselvesโฆ They belonged to her her and were her own, and she entertained the conviction that she had a right to them and they they concerned no one but herself.
Kate ChopinNo, I only think you cruel, as I said the other day. Maybe not intentionally cruel; but you seem to be forcing me into disclosures which can result in nothing; as if you would have me bare a wound for the pleasure of looking at it, without the intention or power of healing it.
Kate Chopin