Sunday, March 01, 2009

From Jane Bowles, Two Serious Ladies

"True enough," said Mrs. Copperfield, bringing her fist down on the table and looking very mean. "I have gone to pieces, which is a thing I've wanted to do for years. I know I am as guilty as I can be, but I have my happiness, which I guard like a wolf, and I have authority now and a certain amount of daring, which if you remember correctly, I never had before."

(My Sister's Hand in Mine: The Complete Works of Jane Bowles, page 197)