In the procession I should feel the crushing feet, the clashing discords, the ruthless hands and stifling breath. I could not hear the rhythm of the march.

Quote by Kate Chopin

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She felt like a chess player who, by the clever handling of his pieces, sees...

She felt like a chess player who, by the clever handling of his pieces, sees...

The generous abundance of her passion, without guile or trickery, was like a white flame...

The generous abundance of her passion, without guile or trickery, was like a white flame...

She looked into the distance, and the old terror flamed up for an instant, then...

She looked into the distance, and the old terror flamed up for an instant, then...

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It is greater than the stars - that moving procession of human energy; greater than...

He greatly valued his possessions, chiefly because they were his, and derived genuine pleasure from...

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So the storm passed and every one was happy.

So the storm passed and every one was happy.

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Some people are born with a vital and responsive energy. It not only enables them...

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When the doctors came they said she had died of heart disease - of joy...

I trust it will not be giving away professional secrets to say that many readers...

I trust it will not be giving away professional secrets to say that many readers...

I wonder if anyone else has an ear so tuned and sharpened as I have,...

I wonder if anyone else has an ear so tuned and sharpened as I have,...

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To be an artist includes much; one must possess many gifts - absolute gifts -...

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She looked into the distance, and the old terror flamed up for an instant, then...

There are some people who leave impressions not so lasting as the imprint of an...

There are some people who leave impressions not so lasting as the imprint of an...

But the beginning of things, of a world especially, is necessarily vague, tangled, chaotic, and...

But the beginning of things, of a world especially, is necessarily vague, tangled, chaotic, and...

It was still quite light out of doors, but inside with the curtains drawn and...

It was still quite light out of doors, but inside with the curtains drawn and...