"The Well of Loneliness" Quotes
A lesbian protagonist comes to terms with her identity amidst the societal constraints of early 20th century England.
fiction | 448 pages | Published in 2015
Quotes
The world is interested in doing one thing only: making money.
Pain and pleasure, like light, are substances that differ merely in their vibratory rate.
We are in our gender and happiness consists in understanding the limitations of one's environment.
What can I do against the monster that is within me? Will it consume me utterly until the end?
Tears have risen to my eyes and voice broken. For all my valiant efforts, my weary generosity, it all comes back to break the work of my hands. I have taken Life and stamped on it.
A fiercely lonely person, a traveller, an inhabitant of the limbo between the worlds of men and women.
When a creature must walk on all-fours it can't carry its burden on its heart.
The world seems to me excruciatingly boring when I think of my fellow beings.
A false environment has been created and through it we try to find the way home.
Love is stronger than Life. It reaches beyond the dark shadow of Death.
