“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 long past vividly remembered is like a heavy garment that clings to your limbs when you would run.” LongRunningPastHeavyRememberedLimbsGarments Book:The Promised Land Source: The Promised Land
“It is painful to be consciously of two worlds. The Wandering Jew in me seeks forgetfulness. I am not afraid to live on and on, if only I do not have to remember too much. A long past vividly remembered is like a heavy garment that clings to your limbs when you would run.” IfsWorldLongTwoRunningPastRememberToo MuchPainfulJewHeavyWanderRememberedNot AfraidLimbsGarmentsForgetfulnessTwo Worlds Book:The Promised Land Source: The Promised Land
