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Eleanor H. Porter was an American novelist known for her children's literature. Her works are renowned for their warm and touching stories, as well as their profound emotional expression, which have won the hearts of readers.

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All Pollyanna Glad Ifs Knows Book Eight Folks Heart Hundred Long

Famous Eleanor Porter Quotes

“The influence of a beautiful, helpful, hopeful character is contagious. ... People radiate what is in their minds and in their hearts.”

People Mind Heart Character Beautiful Influence Hopeful Helpful Contagious Pollyanna

Book:Pollyanna

Source: Pollyanna

“It isn't given to us to see ends. We can only attend to the beginnings and make them right.”

Ends Given Beginnings And Endings

Book:The Road to Understanding

Source: The Road to Understanding

“You lose such a lot of time just sleeping ... when you might just be living! ... It seems such a pity we can't live nights too.”

Seems Might Night Loses Sleep Pity

Author:Eleanor Porter

“I should think you could be gladder on Monday mornin' than any other day in the week, because 'twould be a whole week before you'd have another one!”

Thinking Should Whole Week Monday

Book:Pollyanna

Source: Pollyanna

“Of course things you don't know about are always nicer'n things you do, same as the pertater on 'tother side of the plate is always the biggest.”

Knows Courses Sides Plates

Book:Pollyanna

Source: Pollyanna

“I long ago discovered that you can't TELL about Pollyanna. The minute you try to, she sounds priggish and preachy, and--impossible. Yet you and I know she is anything but that.”

Knows Trying Long Sound Impossible Minutes Long Ago Pollyanna

Author:Eleanor Porter

“The sun was slowly setting in the west, casting golden beams of light into the somber old room.”

Book Light Rooms Sun West Setting Golden Settings Casting Beam Somber Beams Of Light

Book:Mary Marie (EasyRead Super Large 20pt Edition)

Source: Mary Marie (EasyRead Super Large 20pt Edition)

“There was a thoughtful frown on the face of the man who was the possessor of twenty million dollars.”

Men Book Faces Millions He Man Twenties Dollars Thoughtful Million Dollars

Book:Oh, Money! Money!

Source: Oh, Money! Money!

“Be glad. Be good. Be brave.”

Brave Be Good Glad Be Brave December

Author:Eleanor Porter

“Oh, but Aunt Polly, Aunt Polly, you haven't left me any time at all just to- to live.”

Left Havens Aunt Pollyanna

Book:Pollyanna

Source: Pollyanna

“What men and women need is encouragement. Their natural resisting powers should be strengthened, not weakened ... Instead of always harping on a man's faults, tell him of his virtues. Try to pull him out of his rut ... Hold up to him his better self, his real self that can dare and do and win out! ... People radiate what is in their minds and in their hearts.”

People Men Needs Should Trying Mind Heart Real Self Winning Natural Virtue Men And Women Encouragement Faults Dare Resisting Ruts Real Self Pollyanna

Book:Pollyanna

Source: Pollyanna

“It'll be just lovely for you to play -- it'll be so hard. And there's so much more fun when it is hard!”

Hard Play Fun Lovely

Book:Pollyanna

Source: Pollyanna

“Oh, yes; the game was to just find something about everything to be glad about—no matter what 'twas”

Matter Games No Matter What Glad Pollyanna

Book:Pollyanna

Source: Pollyanna

“Just breathing isn't living!”

Breathing

Book:Pollyanna

Source: Pollyanna

“'Oh, yes,' nodded Pollyanna emphatically. 'He said he felt better right away, that first day he thought to count 'em. He said if God took the trouble to tell us eight hundred times to be glad and rejoice, He must want us to do it - some.”

Ifs Want Firsts Said Father Felt Trouble Hundred Eight Glad Ems Rejoice Children's Literature Pollyanna

Author:Eleanor Porter

“It's funny how dogs and cats know the inside of folks better than other folks do, isn't it?”

Knows Dog Cat Folks Pet My Dog Canine Cat And Dog Pet Dog Funny Dog Faithful Dogs

Book:Pollyanna

Source: Pollyanna

“... if God took the trouble to tell us eight hundred times to be glad and rejoice, He must want us to do it—SOME.”

Ifs Want Trouble Hundred Eight Glad Rejoice Pollyanna

Book:Pollyanna

Source: Pollyanna

“... there is something about everything that you can be glad about, if you keep hunting long enough to find it.”

Ifs Long Enough Glad Hunting Pollyanna

Book:Pollyanna

Source: Pollyanna

“I love different folks.”

Different Folks

Book:Pollyanna

Source: Pollyanna

“One day it was about getting married that mother talked with me, and I said I was so glad that when you didn't like being married, or got tired of your husband, you could get Unmarried.”

Said Mother One Day Husband Married Tired Glad Being Married Getting Married Your Husband Unmarried

Book:Mary Marie (Volume 2 of 2) (EasyRead Super Large 24pt Edition)

Source: Mary Marie (Volume 2 of 2) (EasyRead Super Large 24pt Edition)

“My relationship with "Pollyanna" is a very personal one, because Pollyanna got me through my childhood.”

Relationship Childhood Pollyanna

Author:Eleanor Porter

About the Author

Born: December 19, 1868
Died: May 21, 1920
Known for: Novelist
Quotes: 21

Books & Sources

PollyannaRelated source material

Mary Marie (EasyRead Super Large 20pt Edition)Related source material

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