The Necklace and Other Stories Quotes

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“She was simple, not being able to adorn herself, but she was unhappy, as one out of her class; for women belong to no caste, no race, their grace, their beauty and their charm serving them in place of birth and family. Their inborn finesse, their instinctive elegance, their suppleness of wit, are their only aristocracy, making some daughters of the people the equal of great ladies.”
― A Piece of String / The Necklace
― A Piece of String / The Necklace
“I had kissed her at odd times, in out of the way corners, in the manner of a mountain guide, nothing more.”
― The Necklace and Other Short Stories
― The Necklace and Other Short Stories
“She stayed there, in her ball dress, without strength to go to bed, overwhelmed, on a chair, without a fire, without a thought.”
― La Parure et autres nouvelles
― La Parure et autres nouvelles
“How strange life is, how fickle! How little is needed for one to be ruined or saved!”
― The Necklace and Other Stories
― The Necklace and Other Stories
“What do you want?" he then asked her. And with clenched teeth, and trembling with anger, she replied: "I want--I want you to marry me, as you promised." But he only laughed and replied: "Oh! if a man were to marry all the girls with whom he has made a slip, he would have more than enough to do.”
― The Necklace and Other Short Stories
― The Necklace and Other Short Stories