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Mrs. Doyle
Although she’s married to Shrike, Mary tells Miss Lonelyhearts that she’s done with her husband and agrees to go out with Miss Lonelyhearts. She likes to dance and confides in Miss Lonelyhearts about her difficult childhood and her mother’s death. However, she adamantly refuses Miss Lonelyhearts’s pleas that she sleep with him.
Mary Shrike Quotes in Miss Lonelyhearts
The Miss Lonelyhearts quotes below are all either spoken by Mary Shrike or refer to Mary Shrike. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 6
Quotes
When he kissed Shrike’s wife, he felt less like a joke. She returned his kisses because she hated Shrike. But even there Shrike had beaten him. No matter how hard he begged her to give Shrike horns, she refused to sleep with him.
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“My good friend, your accusation hurts me to the quick. You spiritual lovers think that you alone suffer. But you are mistaken. Although my love is of the flesh flashy, I too suffer. It’s suffering that drives me into the arms of the Miss Farkises of this world. Yes, I suffer.”
Chapter 11
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The cripple had a very strange face. His eyes failed to balance; his mouth was not under his nose; his forehead was square and bony; and his round chin was like a forehead in miniature. […] They sat staring at each other until the strain of wordless communication began to excite them both.
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Mary Shrike Quotes in Miss Lonelyhearts
The Miss Lonelyhearts quotes below are all either spoken by Mary Shrike or refer to Mary Shrike. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter 6
Quotes
When he kissed Shrike’s wife, he felt less like a joke. She returned his kisses because she hated Shrike. But even there Shrike had beaten him. No matter how hard he begged her to give Shrike horns, she refused to sleep with him.
Related Characters:
Page Number and Citation:
Explanation and Analysis:
“My good friend, your accusation hurts me to the quick. You spiritual lovers think that you alone suffer. But you are mistaken. Although my love is of the flesh flashy, I too suffer. It’s suffering that drives me into the arms of the Miss Farkises of this world. Yes, I suffer.”
Chapter 11
Quotes
The cripple had a very strange face. His eyes failed to balance; his mouth was not under his nose; his forehead was square and bony; and his round chin was like a forehead in miniature. […] They sat staring at each other until the strain of wordless communication began to excite them both.
