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
Margaret Deland quotes about
genius difficult difficult-days
You can't have genius without patience.
godly soul wicked
... in a wicked way, it is an incentive to good living to observe the spice of enjoyment there is to a godly soul in a very little sin.
arrogant conviction conceit
... perhaps there is no conceit so arrogant as the conceit which follows a conviction of emancipation.
weakness ridiculous ends
Absurdity is the one thing love can't stand; it can overlook anything else, -- coldness, or weakness, or viciousness, -- but just be ridiculous and that's the end of it!
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!
common-sense dangerous conscience
Conscience that isn't hitched up to common sense is a mighty dangerous thing.
truth-is heresy shocking
Every new truth begins in a shocking heresy.
promise ems
When one promise jostles another, one of 'em isn't a promise.