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Mourning Becomes Electra
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A turbulent and haunting family saga unfolds as the Mannon family grapples with love, guilt, and revenge in a post-Civil War New England.

fiction | 173 pages | Published in 2022

Quotes

Hate is like a fire; it can't burn without fuel.

Eugene O'Neill

We always want the person we love to have the same opinions as ourselves.

Eugene O'Neill

People don't need to be tortured and damaged to be taught, to be made better.

Eugene O'Neill

Hatred always hurts the one who hates. It's not as though you should never hate anybody. But you can't hate them and try to heal them at the same time.

Eugene O'Neill

It's funny how little you need to explain things, once you make yourself clear.

Eugene O'Neill

There is always something you can make out - to fight for - with your whole soul.

Eugene O'Neill

Pity doesn't really help a person, except by making him feel good about himself.

Eugene O'Neill

Nobody ever learns anything by doing just so many exercises a day. A person's either got it, or hasn't got it.

Eugene O'Neill

Love?... I live on it! I eat it like bread!... I need it!

Eugene O'Neill

The worst thing is not knowing that you're a fool.

Eugene O'Neill