Marguerite Duras Quotes about Waiting

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She had lived her early years as though she were waiting for something she might, but never did, become.

She had lived her early years as though she were waiting for something she might, but never did, become.

Marguerite Duras

Years, Waiting, Might

Marguerite Duras (2013). “The Ravishing of Lol Stein”, p.57, Pantheon

We’re in the vanguard of a nameless battle, a battle without arms or bloodshed or glory: we’re in the vanguard of waiting.

Marguerite Duras

Waiting, Battle, Arms

Marguerite Duras (1986). “La douleur”, HarperCollins

I'm still there, watching those possessed children, as far away from the mystery now as I was then. I've never written, though I thought I wrote, never loved, though I thought I loved, never done anything but wait outside the closed door.

Marguerite Duras

Children, Doors, Waiting

Marguerite Duras (2011). “The Lover”, p.25, Pantheon

Before they're plumbers or writers or taxi drivers or unemployed or journalists, before everything else, men are men. Whether heterosexual or homosexual. The only difference is that some of them remind you of it as soon as you meet them, and others wait for a little while.

Marguerite Duras

Men, Differences, Waiting

Marguerite Duras Quotes about Waiting

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