Jean Rhys
@msjeanrhys.bsky.social
Daily quotes from the author of Wide Sargasso Sea, Good Morning, Midnight etc. "If I could choose, I would rather be happy than write." Dead since 1979.
I think one ought to keep a beloved dress, because it's like diamonds - for ever and will surely come round again. cc @helenbarrett.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 7:24 AM
I think one ought to keep a beloved dress, because it's like diamonds - for ever and will surely come round again. cc @helenbarrett.bsky.social
EDITOR’S NOTE: Ah memories.
July 26, 2025 at 6:02 AM
EDITOR’S NOTE: Ah memories.
EDITOR’S NOTE: We keep seeing this quote attributed to Jean Rhys. Even Michico Kakutani included it in her last book. But Jean Rhys never said or wrote it. It comes from a 1995 essay by Hazel Rochman.
July 6, 2025 at 5:56 AM
EDITOR’S NOTE: We keep seeing this quote attributed to Jean Rhys. Even Michico Kakutani included it in her last book. But Jean Rhys never said or wrote it. It comes from a 1995 essay by Hazel Rochman.