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Sarah Orne Jewett

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Sarah Orne Jewett was an American novelist recognized for her regionalist and naturalist writing. Born on September 3, 1849, in South Berwick, Maine, she spent much of her life in the coastal town of Cape Porpoise. Her works often depicted the life and culture of the New England coast, particularly Maine. Jewett's writing is known for its vivid descriptions of nature and its focus on the human condition. She passed away on June 24, 1909.

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Famous Sarah Orne Jewett Quotes

“The thing that teases the mind over and over for years, and at last gets itself put down rightly on paper - whether little or great, it belongs to Literature.”

Years Mind Littles Lasts Literature Paper Tease Hygiene

Book:The Country of the Pointed Firs and Other Stories

Source: The Country of the Pointed Firs and Other Stories

“A harbor, even if it is a little harbor, is a good thing, since adventurers come into it as well as go out, and the life in it grows strong, because it takes something from the world, and has something to give in return.”

Ifs World Giving Wells Littles Strong Grows Return Good Things Harbors Adventurer

Book:Deephaven, and other stories

Source: Deephaven, and other stories

“Your patience may have long to wait,Whether in little things or great,But all good luck, you soon will learn,Must come to those who nobly earn.Who hunts the hay-field overWill find the four-leaved clover.”

May Littles Long Waiting Four Fields Luck Little Things Hunts Good Luck Hay Clovers

Author:Sarah Orne Jewett

“The old poets little knew what comfort they could be to a man.”

Men Littles Poet Comfort

Book:The Country of the Pointed Firs

Source: The Country of the Pointed Firs

“In these days the young folks is all copy-cats, 'fraid to death they won't be all just alike; as for the old folks, they pray for the advantage o' bein' a little different.”

Littles Different Young Praying Advantage Cat Folks These Days Copies Conformity

Book:The Country of the Pointed Firs

Source: The Country of the Pointed Firs

“When she walked...she stretched out long and thin like a little tiger, and held her head high to look over the grass as if she were treading the jungle.”

Ifs Looks Littles Long Cat Grass Tigers Jungle Treading

Author:Sarah Orne Jewett

About the Author

Born: September 3, 1849
Died: June 24, 1909
Known for: Novelist
Quotes: 63

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The Country of the Pointed FirsRelated source material

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A Country DoctorRelated source material

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The Country of the Pointed Firs: And Selected Short FictionRelated source material

A White Heron and Other StoriesRelated source material

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The Complete Poems of Sarah Orne JewettRelated source material

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