Quote#Love
"Do you suppose a woman knows why she loves? Does she select? Does…
Quote byKate Chopin · 1850–1904
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Awakening (1899).
English (original)
"Do you suppose a woman knows why she loves? Does she select? Does she say to herself, 'Go to! here is a distinguished statesman with presidential possibilities; I shall proceed to fall in love with him.' or, 'I shall set my heart upon this musician, whose fame is on every tongue?' or 'this financier, who controls the world's money markets?'"
— Kate Chopin
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