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Radclyffe Hall, a British poet, was born on August 12, 1880, and passed away on October 7, 1943. Her poetry is known for its unique style and profound emotional expression.

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“Oh, Stephen, Stephen, get used to the world--—it's a horrible place full of horrible people, but it's all there is, and we live in it, don't we?”

People World Life Living Terribleness Terrible People Horribleness

Book:The Well Of Loneliness

Source: The Well Of Loneliness

“Wars come and wars go but the world does not change: it will always forget an indebtedness which it thinks it expedient not to remember.”

Thinking World Doe War Remember Forget Gratitude Indebtedness

Book:Miss Ogilvy finds herself

Source: Miss Ogilvy finds herself

“in this world there is only toleration for the so-called normal.”

World This World Normal Toleration

Book:The Well of Loneliness: The Classic of Lesbian Fiction

Source: The Well of Loneliness: The Classic of Lesbian Fiction

“[On homosexuality:] Our love may be faithful even unto death and beyond - yet the world will call it unclean.”

World May Sexuality Faithful Homosexuality Our Love Being Faithful

Author:Radclyffe Hall

“The world hid its head in the sands of convention, so that by seeing nothing it might avoid Truth.”

World Might Seeing Sand Conventions

Book:The Well Of Loneliness

Source: The Well Of Loneliness

“Do try to remember this: even the world's not so black as it is painted" -Valerie to Stephen (pg. 408)”

World Trying Remember Black

Author:Radclyffe Hall

“I have put my pen at the service of some of the most persecuted and misunderstood people in the world. So far as I know nothing of the kind has ever been attempted before in fiction.”

People Knows World Kind Fiction Pens Misunderstood Persecuted

Author:Radclyffe Hall

About the Author

Born: August 12, 1880
Died: October 7, 1943
Known for: Poet
Quotes: 64

Books & Sources

The Well Of LonelinessRelated source material

El Pozo de la SoledadRelated source material

Miss Ogilvy finds herselfRelated source material

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