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Mary Abigail Dodge was an American writer renowned for her contributions to children's literature. Born on March 31, 1833, she spent much of her life in New York and New England. Dodge's works were characterized by their moral lessons and imaginative storytelling, making her a prominent figure in the field of children's literature during the late 19th century.

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“Christ made no distinction, but opened the door wide to woman as to man.”

Men Made Christ Doors Wide Distinction

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“The war between authors and publishers has been a conflict of ages. On the one side, the publisher has been looked upon as a species of Wantley dragon, whose daily food was the brain and blood of hapless writers. ... On the other side, the author has been considered, like Shelley, 'an eternal child,' in all that relates to practical matters, and a terrible child at that, - incapable of comprehending details, and unreasoanably dissatisfied with results.”

Children Has Beens War Matter Age Sides Results Brain Blood Terrible Conflict Eternal Species Details Practicals Relate Dragons Incapable Publishers Dissatisfied Comprehending Shelley

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“There is generally no such thing as duty to the people who do it. They simply take life as it comes, meeting, not, shirking its demands, whether pleasant or unpleasant; and that is pretty much all there is of it.”

People Duty Demand Meetings Pleasant

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“People cry out, and deplore the unremunerative employment of woman. The true want is the other way. Women really trained, and capable of good work, can command any wages or salaries.”

People Way Want Cry Capable Command Employment Good Work Wages Salary

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“Men as yet need some help to their imagination. There remains still room for a little illusion. It is better for men, it is better for women, that each somewhat idealize the other. Much is lost when life has lost its atmosphere, and is reduced to naked fact.”

Men Needs Littles Stills Facts Helping Lost Imagination Rooms Illusion Remains Naked Atmosphere

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“Man has subdued the world, but woman has subdued man. Mind and muscle have won his victories; love and loveliness have gained hers. No monarch has been so great, no peasant so lowly, that he has not been glad to lay his best at the feet of a woman.”

Men World Mind Has Beens Women Feet Victory Lays Glad Muscles Peasants Monarchs Loveliness

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“Man pays deference to woman instinctively, involuntarily, not because she is beautiful or truthful or wise or foolish or proper, but because she is a woman, and he cannot help it. If she descends, he will lower to her level; if she rises, he will rise to her height.”

Ifs Men Helping Beautiful Women Levels Pay Wise Foolish Height Truthful Deference She Is Beautiful

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“One ought not to write for money, but I consider it a first duty after one has written to exact the highest possible price. It is not a matter which concerns only the writer, but all writers.”

Writing Firsts Matter Written Duty Ought Highest Concern

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“Genius is expansive, irresistible, and irresistibly expansive. If it is in you, no cords can confine it.”

Ifs Acceptance Genius Irresistible Cords

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“What's virtue in a man can't be virtue in a cat.”

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“Love me, and tell me so sometimes.”

Love Sometimes Time Love

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“Whatever an author puts between the two covers of his book is public property; whatever of himself he does not put there is his private property, as much as if he had never written a word.”

Ifs Writing Doe Two Book Written Property Private Property

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“Every person is responsible for all the good within the scope of his abilities, and for no more.”

Persons Ability Responsibility Responsible Scope

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“It is the crushed grape that gives out the blood-red wine: it is the suffering soul that breathes the sweetest melodies.”

Giving Soul Suffering Blood Red Wine Breathe Melody Crushed Sweetest Grapes Red Wine

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About the Author

Born: March 31, 1833
Died: August 17, 1896
Known for: Writer
Quotes: 14

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