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Kate Chopin was an American author known for her short stories and novels, particularly her novel 'The Awakening'. Her writing style is often described as naturalistic, exploring themes of female liberation and gender roles.

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Famous Kate Chopin Quotes

“I wonder if anyone else has an ear so tuned and sharpened as I have, to detect the music, not of the spheres, but of earth, subtleties of major and minor chord that the wind strikes upon the tree branches. Have you ever heard the earth breathe?”

Ifs Earth Literature Wonder Heard Tree Wind Majors Ears Breathe Strikes Branches Spheres Minors Chords Subtlety Tree Branches

Book:The Storm And Other Stories with THE AWAKENING

Source: The Storm And Other Stories with THE AWAKENING

“To be an artist includes much; one must possess many gifts - absolute gifts - which have not been acquired by one's own effort. And, moreover, to succeed, the artist much possess the courageous soul.”

Soul Artist Literature Effort Succeed Absolutes Courageous

Book:The Awakening and Selected Stories of Kate Chopin

Source: The Awakening and Selected Stories of Kate Chopin

“There are some people who leave impressions not so lasting as the imprint of an oar upon the water.”

People Literature Water Importance Impression Memorable Lasting Lasting Love Oar

Book:The Awakening - Literary Touchstone

Source: The Awakening - Literary Touchstone

“She missed him the days when some pretext served to take him away from her, just as one misses the sun on a cloudy day without having thought much about the sun when it was shining.”

Love Literature Sun Missing Shining Pretext Cloudy Cloudy Day

Book:The Awakening

Source: The Awakening

“She 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.”

Eye Courses Literature Games Felt Pieces Player Kissing Smile Lips Chess Clever Hungry Her Eyes Invited Chess Players

Book:The Awakening and Selected Stories of Kate Chopin

Source: The Awakening and Selected Stories of Kate Chopin

“The generous abundance of her passion, without guile or trickery, was like a white flame which penetrated and found response in depths of his own sensuous nature that had never yet been reached.”

Passion Found Literature White Response Depth Sensual Flames Generous Abundance Sensuous Trickery Guile

Book:Delphi Complete Works of Kate Chopin (Illustrated)

Source: Delphi Complete Works of Kate Chopin (Illustrated)

“It is greater than the stars - that moving procession of human energy; greater than the palpitating earth and the things growing thereon.”

Humans Earth Moving Literature Energy Stars Greater Growing Procession

Book:The Awakening

Source: The Awakening

“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.”

People Literature Energy Bits Born Personality Mad Motive Pace

Book:The Awakening

Source: The Awakening

“It was still quite light out of doors, but inside with the curtains drawn and the smouldering fire sending out a dim, uncertain glow, the room was full of deep shadows.”

Stills Light Literature Rooms Fire Doors Shadow Uncertain Curtains Glowing

Book:The Awakening & Other Short Stories

Source: The Awakening & Other Short Stories

“He greatly valued his possessions, chiefly because they were his, and derived genuine pleasure from contemplating a painting, a statuette, a rare lace curtain - no matter what - after he had bought it and placed it among his household gods.”

Matter Literature Pleasure Painting No Matter What Possession Genuine Contemplating Household Curtains Lace

Book:Delphi Complete Works of Kate Chopin (Illustrated)

Source: Delphi Complete Works of Kate Chopin (Illustrated)

“I trust it will not be giving away professional secrets to say that many readers would be surprised, perhaps shocked, at the questions which some newspaper editors will put to a defenseless woman under the guise of flattery.”

Giving Would Be Literature Secret Reader Newspapers Editors Shocked Flattery Guise Defenseless Newspaper Editors

Author:Kate Chopin

About the Author

Born: February 8, 1850
Died: August 22, 1904
Known for: Author
Quotes: 96

Books & Sources

The AwakeningRelated source material

Delphi Complete Works of Kate Chopin (Illustrated)Related source material

THE AWAKENING - A Solitary Soul (Feminist Classics Series): One Women's Story from the Turn-Of-The-Century American SouthRelated source material

The Awakening & Other Short StoriesRelated source material

The Awakening and Other WritingsRelated source material

The Awakening and Selected Stories of Kate ChopinRelated source material

The Awakening: And Selected Short Stories - Beyond the Bayou, Ma'ame Pelagie, Desiree's Baby, Respectable Woman, Kiss, Pair of Silk Stockings, Locket, Reflection (Beloved Books Edition)Related source material

The Storm And Other Stories with THE AWAKENINGRelated source material

A Kate Chopin miscellanyRelated source material

A Respectable WomanRelated source material

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