Jean Rhys Quotes
I often want to cry. That is the only advantage women have over men - at least they can cry.
Topics
Mental Health
Crying
Gender Equality, Gender Inequality
Gender Differences, Gender-Based Differences
Men
Vulnerability
Crying as a Coping Mechanism
Crying as a Release
Emotional Expression
Emotional Pain
Emotional Release
Emotional Suppression
Emotional Vulnerability
Female Emotions
Social Stigma
Citations
Rhys, Jean. Good Morning, Midnight. Constable & Co., 1939, p. 73.
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Jean Rhys, CBE (/riːs/; born Ella Gwendolyn Rees Williams, was a mid-20th-century novelist who was born and grew up in the Caribbean island of Dominica. From the age of 16, she was mainly resident in England, where she was sent for her education. She is best known for her novel Wide Sargasso Sea (1966), written as a prequel to Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre. In 1978, she was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for her writing.