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Ellen Glasgow, an American novelist, was born on April 22, 1873, and died on November 21, 1945. Her works are known for their profound psychological insights and critical portrayal of the Southern society.

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Famous Ellen Glasgow Quotes

“Youth is the period of harsh judgments, and a man seldom learns until he reaches thirty that human nature is made up not of simples, but of compounds.”

Men Humans Made Human Nature Youth Periods Judgment Thirty Complexity Harsh Compounds

Book:The Miller of Old Church

Source: The Miller of Old Church

“I liked human beings, but I did not love human nature.”

Humans Human Beings Human Nature

Author:Ellen Glasgow

“It is human nature to overestimate the thing you've never had.”

Humans Human Nature Overestimate

Book:Works

Source: Works

“... beauty, like ecstasy, has always been hostile to the commonplace. And the commonplace, under its popular label of the normal,has been the supreme authority for Homo sapiens since the days when he was probably arboreal.”

Has Beens Beauty Human Nature Authority Normal Supreme Labels Ecstasy Mediocrity Hostile Commonplace Homo Sapiens Real Beauty

Author:Ellen Glasgow

“I would write of the universal, not the provincial, in human nature.... I would write of characters, not of characteristics.”

Writing Humans Character Human Nature Universal Characteristics

Author:Ellen Glasgow

“I don't like human nature, but I do like human beings.”

Humans Humanity Human Beings Human Nature Being Human

Book:In This Our Life

Source: In This Our Life

About the Author

Born: April 22, 1873
Died: November 21, 1945
Known for: Novelist
Quotes: 191

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Vein of IronRelated source material

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