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Mari Sandoz was an American novelist known for her profound portrayals of life on the American frontier. Her works are typically narrated in the first person, showcasing the resilience and survival challenges faced by the people of the frontier.

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All Angry Antagonism Average Believe Blame Brutal Children Circles Courses Dangerous

Famous Mari Sandoz Quotes

“The hills of one’s youth are all mountains”

Youth Mountain Hills

Book:The Story Catcher

Source: The Story Catcher

“Indians still consider the whites a brutal people who treat their children like enemies - playthings, too, coddling them like pampered pets or fragile toys, but underneath always like enemies, enemies that must be restrained, bribed, spied upon, and punished. They believe that children so treated will grow up as dependent and immature as pets and toys, and as angry and dangerous as enemies within the family circle, to be appeased and fought.”

Source: Hostiles and Friendlies: Selected Short Writings of Mari Sandoz

“There's no discounting the antagonism the average woman feels for the eldest daughter. The infuriating thing is that most mothers blame the daughters for their hatred when it's just what makes the mother pig eat her first batch of young. Of course one can't tell them that.”

Feels Firsts Young Mother Courses Daughter Hatred Blame Average Pigs Antagonism Eldest Infuriating Eldest Daughter

Book:Letters of Mari Sandoz

Source: Letters of Mari Sandoz

“writers don't like to write letters. Too much like work.”

Writing Too Much Letters

Book:Letters of Mari Sandoz

Source: Letters of Mari Sandoz

About the Author

Born: May 11, 1896
Died: March 10, 1966
Known for: Novelist
Quotes: 4

Books & Sources

Letters of Mari SandozRelated source material

Hostiles and Friendlies: Selected Short Writings of Mari SandozRelated source material

The Story CatcherRelated source material

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