![]() “We can never go back again, that much is certain. But what goes on in the twisted, tortuous minds of women would baffle anyone.” “Men are simpler than you imagine, my sweet child. For it is a fever, and a burden, too, whatever the poets may say. “I am glad it cannot happen twice, the fever of first love. And then, when one wanted it, the bottle could be uncorked, and it would be like living the moment all over again.” And it never faded, and it never got stale. “If only there could be an invention that bottled up a memory, like scent. “Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again.” Here are some standout quotes from Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier: Rebecca was an instant best-seller, and the basis of the classic 1940 film of the same title. ![]() ![]() It’s a window into the best and worst of human nature, and a complex portrait of love and jealousy, leaving the reader to wonder: what would we do, and how would we feel in the nameless narrator’s place?įor Rebecca, du Maurier drew upon on her experience with her own husband, who couldn’t let go of his departed wife. But with the benefit of decades of perspective, it’s viewed as a masterful psychological thriller.įrom its iconic first line - “Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again” - to its last twist, Rebecca has kept readers riveted for decades. Initially, some reviewers dismissed Rebecca as “women’s fiction,” or mere gothic romance. As the author of romantic suspense thrillers, she’s arguably best known for Rebecca(1938), though Jamaica Inn, My Cousin Rachel, and the short story “The Birds” (which inspired the terrifying 1963 film are close contenders. Daphne du Maurier (1907 – 1989) was a British novelist, playwright, and short story writer. ![]()
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