She could give herself up to the written word as naturally as a good dancer to music or a fine swimmer to water. The only difficulty was that after finishing the last sentence she was left with a feeling at once hollow and uncomfortably full. Exactly like indigestion.
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This quote is just one of 8 total Jean Rhys quotes in our collection. Jean Rhys is known for saying 'She could give herself up to the written word as naturally as a good dancer to music or a fine swimmer to water. The only difficulty was that after finishing the last sentence she was left with a feeling at once hollow and uncomfortably full. Exactly like indigestion.' as well as some of the following quotes.
I often want to cry. That is the only advantage women have over men - at least they can cry.
We can't all be happy, we can't all be rich, we can't all be lucky - and it would be so much less fun if we were ... Some must cry so that others may be able to laugh the more heartily.
This quote is just one of 8 total Jean Rhys quotes in our collection. Jean Rhys is known for saying 'She could give herself up to the written word as naturally as a good dancer to music or a fine swimmer to water. The only difficulty was that after finishing the last sentence she was left with a feeling at once hollow and uncomfortably full. Exactly like indigestion.' as well as some of the following quotes.