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Willa Cather Quotes

The revolt against individualism naturally calls artists severely to account, because the artist is of all men the most individual; those who were not have been long forgotten Picture Quote #1

For ever and anon the soul becomes weary of the conventions that are not of it, and with a single stroke shatters the civilized lies with which it is unable to cope, and the strong arm reaches out and takes by force what it cannot win by cunning Picture Quote #1

Thea was still under the belief that public opinion could be placated; that if you clucked often enough, the hens would mistake you for one of themselves Picture Quote #1

No nation has ever produced great art that has not made a high art of cookery, because art appeals primarily to the senses Picture Quote #1

The sincerity of feeling that is possible between a writer and a reader is one of the finest things I know Picture Quote #1

Elsewhere the sky is the roof of the world; but here the earth was the floor of the sky Picture Quote #1

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The emptiness was intense, like the stillness in a great factory when the machinery stops running Picture Quote #1

One may have staunch friends in one’s own family, but one seldom has admirers Picture Quote #1

On the farm the weather was the great fact, and men’s affairs went on underneath it, as the streams creep under the ice Picture Quote #1

This land was an enigma. It was like a horse that no one knows how to break to harness, that runs wild and kicks things to pieces Picture Quote #1

Money is a protection, a cloak; it can buy one quiet, and some sort of dignity Picture Quote #1

The summer moon hung full in the sky. For the time being it was the great fact of the world Picture Quote #1

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A pioneer should have imagination, should be able to enjoy the idea of things more than the things themselves Picture Quote #1

Setting... is accident. Either a building is part of a place, or it is not. Once that kinship is there, time will only make it stronger Picture Quote #1

Merely having seen the season change in a country gave one the sense of having been there for a long time Picture Quote #1

In little towns, lives roll along so close to one another; loves and hates beat about, their wings almost touching Picture Quote #1

Wherever humanity has made that hardest of all starts and lifted itself out of mere brutality is a sacred spot Picture Quote #1

The great fact was the land itself, which seemed to overwhelm the little beginnings of human society that struggled in its sombre wastes Picture Quote #1

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The more observing ones may have seen, but discerning people are usually discreet and often kind, for we usually bleed a little before we begin to discern Picture Quote #1

She had certain thoughts which were like companions, ideas which were like older and wiser friends Picture Quote #1

The soul cannot be humbled by fasts and prayer; it must be broken by mortal sin to experience forgiveness of sin and rise to a state of grace. Otherwise, religion is nothing but dead logic Picture Quote #1

To fulfil the dreams of one’s youth; that is the best that can happen to a man. No worldly success can take the place of that Picture Quote #1

Ah! the terror and the delight of that moment when first we fear ourselves! Until then we have not lived Picture Quote #1

There was nothing but land; not a country at all, but the material out of which countries are made Picture Quote #1

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It’s all very well to tell us to forgive our enemies; our enemies can never hurt us very much. But oh, what about forgiving our friends? Picture Quote #1

A man long accustomed to admire his wife in general, seldom pauses to admire her in a particular gown or attitude, unless his attention is directed to her by the appreciative gaze of another man Picture Quote #1

Our tree became the talking tree of the fairy tale; legends and stories nestled like birds in its branches Picture Quote #1

Old people, who have felt blows and toil and known the world’s hard hand, need, even more than children do, a woman’s tenderness Picture Quote #1

I have sometimes thought that his bursts of imaginative talk were fatal to his poetic gift. He squandered too much in the heat of personal communication Picture Quote #1

If we never arrived anywhere, it did not matter. Between that earth and that sky I felt erased, blotted out. I did not say my prayers that night: here, I felt what would be would be Picture Quote #1

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The revolt against individualism naturally calls artists severely to account, because the artist is of all men the most individual; those who were not have been long forgotten (Willa Cather Quotes) For ever and anon the soul becomes weary of the conventions that are not of it, and with a single stroke shatters the civilized lies with which it is unable to cope, and the strong arm reaches out and takes by force what it cannot win by cunning (Willa Cather Quotes) Thea was still under the belief that public opinion could be placated; that if you clucked often enough, the hens would mistake you for one of themselves (Willa Cather Quotes) No nation has ever produced great art that has not made a high art of cookery, because art appeals primarily to the senses (Willa Cather Quotes) The sincerity of feeling that is possible between a writer and a reader is one of the finest things I know (Willa Cather Quotes) Elsewhere the sky is the roof of the world; but here the earth was the floor of the sky (Willa Cather Quotes) The emptiness was intense, like the stillness in a great factory when the machinery stops running (Willa Cather Quotes) One may have staunch friends in one’s own family, but one seldom has admirers (Willa Cather Quotes) On the farm the weather was the great fact, and men’s affairs went on underneath it, as the streams creep under the ice (Willa Cather Quotes) This land was an enigma. It was like a horse that no one knows how to break to harness, that runs wild and kicks things to pieces (Willa Cather Quotes) Money is a protection, a cloak; it can buy one quiet, and some sort of dignity (Willa Cather Quotes) The summer moon hung full in the sky. For the time being it was the great fact of the world (Willa Cather Quotes) A pioneer should have imagination, should be able to enjoy the idea of things more than the things themselves (Willa Cather Quotes) Setting... is accident. Either a building is part of a place, or it is not. Once that kinship is there, time will only make it stronger (Willa Cather Quotes) Merely having seen the season change in a country gave one the sense of having been there for a long time (Willa Cather Quotes) In little towns, lives roll along so close to one another; loves and hates beat about, their wings almost touching (Willa Cather Quotes) Wherever humanity has made that hardest of all starts and lifted itself out of mere brutality is a sacred spot (Willa Cather Quotes) The great fact was the land itself, which seemed to overwhelm the little beginnings of human society that struggled in its sombre wastes (Willa Cather Quotes) The more observing ones may have seen, but discerning people are usually discreet and often kind, for we usually bleed a little before we begin to discern (Willa Cather Quotes) She had certain thoughts which were like companions, ideas which were like older and wiser friends (Willa Cather Quotes) The soul cannot be humbled by fasts and prayer; it must be broken by mortal sin to experience forgiveness of sin and rise to a state of grace. Otherwise, religion is nothing but dead logic (Willa Cather Quotes) To fulfil the dreams of one’s youth; that is the best that can happen to a man. No worldly success can take the place of that (Willa Cather Quotes) Ah! the terror and the delight of that moment when first we fear ourselves! Until then we have not lived (Willa Cather Quotes) There was nothing but land; not a country at all, but the material out of which countries are made (Willa Cather Quotes) It’s all very well to tell us to forgive our enemies; our enemies can never hurt us very much. But oh, what about forgiving our friends? (Willa Cather Quotes) A man long accustomed to admire his wife in general, seldom pauses to admire her in a particular gown or attitude, unless his attention is directed to her by the appreciative gaze of another man (Willa Cather Quotes) Our tree became the talking tree of the fairy tale; legends and stories nestled like birds in its branches (Willa Cather Quotes) Old people, who have felt blows and toil and known the world’s hard hand, need, even more than children do, a woman’s tenderness (Willa Cather Quotes) I have sometimes thought that his bursts of imaginative talk were fatal to his poetic gift. He squandered too much in the heat of personal communication (Willa Cather Quotes) If we never arrived anywhere, it did not matter. Between that earth and that sky I felt erased, blotted out. I did not say my prayers that night: here, I felt what would be would be (Willa Cather Quotes)

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