“Plot and melodrama were in every life; in some so briefly as hardly to be recognized, in others-in that of certain men and women in the public eye, for instance-they were almost in the nature of a continuous performance.” MenEyeCertainMen And WomenPerformancesInstancePlotPublic EyeMelodrama Author:Gertrude Atherton
“Civilization in certain respects is as inadequate as it was a thousand years ago.” YearsCertainCivilizationThousandYears AgoThousand YearsInadequate Author:Gertrude Atherton
“Our impulses are our birthright. To alter personality would be unjust, almost criminal, for the impulses that make a fool or worse of us in certain circumstances may be necessary for our happiness.” MayWould BeCertainFoolPersonalityCircumstancesCriminalsImpulseUnjustBirthright Author:Gertrude Atherton