Kate Chopin Quote

I would give up the unessential; I would give up my money, I would give up my life for my children; but I wouldn't give myself. I can't make it more clear; it's only something I am beginning to comprehend, which is revealing itself to me.

The Awakening (1899)

I would give up the unessential; I would give up my money, I would give up my life for my children; but I wouldn't give myself. I can't make it more...

I would give up the unessential; I would give up my money, I would give up my life for my children; but I wouldn't give myself. I can't make it more...

I would give up the unessential; I would give up my money, I would give up my life for my children; but I wouldn't give myself. I can't make it more...

I would give up the unessential; I would give up my money, I would give up my life for my children; but I wouldn't give myself. I can't make it more...