“[I began to unload] the pyramid of honors, civic and literary, which had been heaped on me by the headlong process of rewarding a popular success. One day, I sat down and wrote a wholesale lot of letters of resignation. When I finished, I didn't belong to a single authors club or patriotic society. I was myself again, whatever that was.” ProcessHonorOne DayLettersDown AndClubsFinishedSatPatrioticPyramidsCivicsResignationWholesale Author:Mary Antin
“The apex of my civic pride and personal contentment was reached on the bright September morning when I entered the public school.” SchoolMorningPrideContentmentSeptemberPublic SchoolCivicsApexApex Predators Book:The Promised Land Source: The Promised Land
