“I have so little mastered the art of tranquil living that wherever I go I trail storm clouds of drama around me.” LittlesArtDramaChaosCloudsStormTrailsTranquilStorm Clouds Author:Mary Antin
“One current of continuity runs underneath all the abortive phases of my life. From childhood on I have been obliged to drop anything I was doing to run after any man who seemed to know a little more than I did about God . . . I most want to write about: how a modern woman has sought the face of God-not the name nor the fame but the face [ital] of God-and what adventures came to meet her on this ancient human path.” KnowsMenWantWritingHumansLittlesHas BeensRunningFacesReligionNamesWomenPathModernChildhoodAdventureFameAncientCurrentsPhasesObligedContinuityModern Woman Author:Mary Antin
“A little instruction in the elements of chartography—a little practice in the use of the compass and the spirit level, a topographical map of the town common, an excursion with a road map—would have given me a fat round earth in place of my paper ghost.” LittlesUseEarthSpiritGivenLevelsCommonPracticeElementsPaperTownsRoundsGhostFatsMapsInstructionCompassExcursionsRoad MapsRound Earth Book:The Promised Land Source: The Promised Land
“The first meal was an object lesson of much variety. My father produced several kinds of food, ready to eat, without any cooking, from little tin cans that had printing all over them.” FirstsKindLittlesFatherObjectsReadyLessonsCookingVarietyMealsPrintingTinTin Cans Book:The Promised Land Source: The Promised Land
