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List of Ellen Glasgow Quotes

Explore our hand-picked selection of 189 inspiring quotes by Ellen Glasgow.

About Ellen Glasgow

  • Born: April 22, 1873
  • Died: November 21, 1945
  • Occupation: Novelist
    • A successful politician does not have convictions; he has emotions.
    Successful Principles Doe
    Irony is an indispensable ingredient of the critical vision; it is the safest antidote to sentimental decay.
    Vision Decay Ingredients
    But, of course only morons would ever think or speak of themselves as intellectuals. that's why they all look so sad.
    Thinking Looks Speak
    A doctrine of endurance flows easily from our lips when we are enduring jam and our neighbors dry bread, and it is still possible for us to become resigned to the afflictions of our brother.
    Brother Endurance Doctrine
    No, one couldn't make a revolution, one couldn't even start a riot, with sheep that asked only for better browsing.
    Sheep Revolution Status Quo
    I suppose i am a born novelist, for the things i imagine are more vital and vivid to me than the things i remember.
    Writing Imagination Novelists
    You look as if you had lived on duty and it hadn't agreed with you.
    Journey Looks Duty
    Borrowed illusions are better than none.
    Illusion Borrowed
    First, i was an idealist (that was early - fools are born, not made, you know); next i was a realist; now i am a pessimist, and, by jove! if things get much worse i'll become a humorist.
    Next Fool Firsts
    I liked human beings, but i did not love human nature.
    Human Nature Humans Human Beings
    She must face her grief where the struggle is always hardest-in the place where each trivial object is attended by pleasant memories.
    Memories Grief Struggle
    Happiness is a hardy annual.
    Happiness Hardy Annuals
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