Quote#Freedom
"You have been a very foolish boy, wasting your time dreaming of…
Quote byKate Chopin · 1850–1904
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Awakening (1899).
English (original)
"You have been a very foolish boy, wasting your time dreaming of impossible things when you speak of Mr. Pontellier setting me free! I am no longer one of Mr. Pontelliere's possessions to dispose of or not. I give myself where I choose. If he were to say, 'here Robert, take her and be happy; she is yours,' I should laugh at you both"
— Kate Chopin
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