Marie Bashkirtseff’s Journal
Emily’s life is a struggling writer is described:
She knew there would be days when she would feel despairingly that she could not write and that it was of no use to try; days when the editorial phrase, “not necessarily a reflection on its merits,” would get on her nerves to such an extent that she would feel like imitating Marie Bashkirtseff and hurling the taunting, ticking, remorseless sitting-room clock out of the window.
-Emily’s Quest ch.1
Marie Bashkirtseff’s Journal
By Marie Bashkirtseff
In her journal, Marie Bashkirtseff writes: “Last night I was seized by a fit of despair that found utterance in moans, and that finally drove me to throw the dining-room clock into the sea.”
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Last modified: January 10, 2009
