Liliana is Norval’s wife and Iris and Laura’s mother. A very religious person, she dedicates her life to helping the less fortunate. She almost dies giving birth to Laura, and so she’s advised not to get pregnant again. However, she does, and this pregnancy results in a miscarriage which kills her while Iris and Laura are still children.
Liliana Chase Quotes in The Blind Assassin
The The Blind Assassin quotes below are all either spoken by Liliana Chase or refer to Liliana Chase. 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 3
Quotes
And then, after the wedding, there was the war. Love, then marriage, then catastrophe. In Reenie’s version, it seemed inevitable.
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What would that be like—to long, to yearn for one who is right there before your eyes, day in and day out? I’ll never know.
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Liliana Chase Quotes in The Blind Assassin
The The Blind Assassin quotes below are all either spoken by Liliana Chase or refer to Liliana Chase. 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 3
Quotes
And then, after the wedding, there was the war. Love, then marriage, then catastrophe. In Reenie’s version, it seemed inevitable.
Related Characters:
Page Number and Citation:
Explanation and Analysis:
What would that be like—to long, to yearn for one who is right there before your eyes, day in and day out? I’ll never know.