Myrtle Reed
Myrtle Reed
Myrtle Reedwas an American author, poet, journalist, and philanthropist. She wrote a number of bestsellers and even published a series of cookbooks under the pseudonym Olive Green...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth27 September 1874
CountryUnited States of America
taken heart trying
The things that are ours cannot be given away, or taken away, or lost. We break our hearts, all of us, trying to keep things that do not belong to us — and to which we have no right.
army personality rabbits
I have a friend, physically magnificent, who combines within himself the intellect of a philosopher, the diplomacy of a statesman, the executive ability of the general of an army, the courtesy of a Chesterfield - and the emotions of a rabbit.
friendship house may
May our house always be too small to hold all of our friends.
time way timing
The appointed thing comes at the appointed time in the appointed way.
sweet memories heart
Heart-aches are forgotten, tears lose their bitterness, and like a leaf of lavendar in a store of linen, so does Memory make life sweet.
sweet strong white
it always seems to me as if the lavender was a little woman in a green dress, with a lavender bonnet and a white kerchief. She's one of those strong, sweet, wholesome people, who always rest you, and her sweetness lingers long after she goes away.
flower soul
I've always thought my flowers had souls.
anger tears weapons
Anger is a better weapon than tears; a burr commands more respect than a sensitive plant.
giving silence consent
Silence always gives consent ...
taken men effort
Penetrate deeply in the secret existence of anyone about you, even of the man or woman whom you count happiest, and you will come upon things they spend all their efforts to hide. Fair as the exterior may be, if you go in, you will find bare places, heaps of rubbish that can never be taken away, cold hearths, desolate altars, and windows veiled with cobwebs.
home please
Home is a place where we all do as we please - usually regardless of the others.
men age may
Fortunately age does not affect literature. After a man is dead, he may continue in the business and often rank higher than his living competitors.
inspirational feet people
If we all tried to make other people's paths easy, our own feet would have a smooth even place to walk on.
age needs hills
When we come to the sundown road, we need all the love we have managed to take with us from the summit of the hill.