When Stephen talked about stalking chamois his whole expression changed. The features became more aquiline, the nose sharpened, the chin narrowed, and his eyes-steel blue - somehow took on the cold brilliance of a northern sky. I am being very frank about my husband. He attracted me at those times, and he repelled me too. This man, I told myself when I first met him, is a perfectionist. And he has no compassion. Gratified like all women who find themselves sought after and desired - a mutual love for Sibelius had been our common ground at our first encounter - after a few weeks in his company I shut my eyes to further judgment, because being with him gave me pleasure. It flattered my self-esteem. The perfectionist, admired by other women, now sought me. Marriage was in every sense a coup. It was only afterwards that I knew myself deceived. ("The Chamois") .Daphne Du Maurier
About This Quote
"The Chamois" is a story by the English author Virginia Woolf. It tells about the love between a man and a woman who are both strong-willed individuals. While she is with him, she feels that she is with her soulmate. But when her husband leaves her, she cannot adapt to the world outside, and in turn, does not adapt to him in return. This causes her to lose herself completely.
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