Margaret Deland
Margaret Deland
Margaret Delandwas an American novelist, short story writer, and poet. She also wrote an autobiography in two volumes. She is generally considered part of the literary realism movement...
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth23 February 1857
ministry clergy matrimony
the profession of the ministry is like matrimony: if it is possible for you to keep out of it, it's a sign that you've no business to go into it!
adolescence conventional
nothing is as conventional as adolescence.
time blow enemy
The insolence of time is like a blow in the face from an unseen enemy.
temptation virtue
There isn't any virtue where there has never been any temptation.
reason conviction
Convictions do not imply reasons.
common-sense dangerous conscience
Conscience that isn't hitched up to common sense is a mighty dangerous thing.
two habit critters
I have no faith in a human critter who hasn't one or two bad habits.
truth-is heresy shocking
Every new truth begins in a shocking heresy.
jewels sea light
the blue and cloudless day closes like the lid of a casket of jewels upon the violet rim of sea, and shuts out the light.
vanity people morality
moral vanity is the snare of good people.
promise ems
When one promise jostles another, one of 'em isn't a promise.
self connections modesty
In connection with death, or birth, or love, modesty is only a rather puerile self-consciousness.
grandmother men hats
Grandmother belongs to the generation of women who were satisfied to have men retain their vices, if they removed their hats.
lonely temptation devil
we've all of us got to meet the devil alone. Temptation is a lonely business ...