Some people are born with a vital and responsive energy. It not only enables them to keep abreast of the times; it qualifies them to furnish in their own personality a good bit of the motive power to the mad pace.
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 ChopinShe felt like a chess player who, by the clever handling of his pieces, sees the game taking the course intended. Her eyes were bright and tender with a smile as they glanced up into his; and her lips looked hungry for the kiss which they invited.
Kate ChopinI don't mind walking. I always feel so sorry for women who don't like to walk; they miss so much--so many rare little glimpses of life; and we women learn so little of life on the whole.
Kate Chopin