Summary of Bette Davis's The Lonely Life

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#1 I have always been driven by some distant music. I was going to conquer the world. When the war was won, I knew the triumph of standing victorious over my own dead body, for there among the vanquished, I found a woman lying at my feet.

#2 I have always been a nester, and I have always had a nest to which I could retreat. I was never able to share my rapture with a mate, because they would always be exhausted by it.

#3 I am a Queen, with all the prerogatives of that station. I have survived the last ten years, and I can survive anything. I am living alone for the first time.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Sep 19, 2022
• ISBN: 9798350030631

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Insights on Bette Davis's The Lonely Life

Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 6

Insights from Chapter 7

Insights from Chapter 8

Insights from Chapter 9

Insights from Chapter 10

Insights from Chapter 11

Insights from Chapter 12

Insights from Chapter 13

Insights from Chapter 14

Insights from Chapter 15

Insights from Chapter 16

Insights from Chapter 17

Insights from Chapter 18

Insights from Chapter 19

Insights from Chapter 20

Insights from Chapter 21

Insights from Chapter 22

Insights from Chapter 23

Insights from Chapter 24

Insights from Chapter 25

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

I have always been driven by some distant music. I was going to conquer the world. When the war was won, I knew the triumph of standing victorious over my own dead body, for there among the vanquished, I found a woman lying at my feet.

#2

I have always been a nester, always looking for a nest. I was always going to be somebody, and I didn’t know exactly what at first, but I knew I was part of a wonderful secret. I was always going to be someone.

#3

I am a Queen, with all the prerogatives of that station. I have survived the last ten years, and I can survive anything. I am living alone for the first time.

Insights from Chapter 2

#1

The Davises and the Keyeses, two families that came to America in the same year, were both dedicated to the Victorian concept of decorous accomplishment. They were also blood-proud and deeply religious.

#2

Grandmother Favor’s house on Chester Street in Lowell was a maple-shaded palace. She had no objection to pride, as she was a Yankee Sovereign. Mother studied elocution and dramatics with Miss Porter in Lowell. She was a sensitive tomboy who, on summer vacations, wore Uncle Paul’s clothes and insisted on being called Fred.

#3

I was an ingratiating infant. I toiled not, spun not, but neither did I cry. I was a minimum of trouble. I was trying. Wreathed in smiles, I looked around my world in constant wonder.

#4

I had to provide my own bridge to connect with my father. I was always trying to please him, but he was never pleased with me. I knew it would never work, and I simply kept out of his way.

#5

I had a happy childhood, thanks to my mother. I was always happiest when I was outdoors and wandering through the woods. I was a complete despot at the age of