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Sin Quotes
The concept [of pregnancy], linked irrevocably in [Mrs. White's] mind with the "sin" of intercourse, had been blocked entirely from her mind. (1.74)
Revenge Quotes
Imagine Chris Hargensen all bloody and screaming for mercy. With rats crawling all over her face. Good. Good. That would be good. […] Crush in her head with a rock, with a boulder. Crush in all t...
Women and Femininity Quotes
All the girls in the shower room were shocked, thrilled, ashamed, or simply glad that the White b**** had taken it in the mouth again. Some of them might also have claimed surprise, but of course t...
Violence Quotes
The girls were bombarding her with tampons and sanitary napkins. (1.39)
Guilt and Blame Quotes
[Miss Desjardin] hardly would have admitted the pleasure the act [of slapping Carrie] gave her, and she certainly would have denied that she regarded Carrie as a fat, whiny bag of lard. (1.51)
Sexuality Quotes
Naked, evil, blackened with the sin of exhibitionism, the breeze blowing lewdly up the backs of her legs, inciting lust. (1.252)
The Supernatural Quotes
It was reliably reported by several persons that a rain of stones fell from a clear blue sky on Carlin Street in the town of Chamberlain on August 17th. (1.2)
Appearances Quotes
Carrie stood among [the girls] stolidly, a frog among swans. She was a chunky girl with pimples on her neck and back and buttocks, her wet hair completely without color. (1.8)