“How little we realize things till they come upon us personally. I believe I have been a perfect fiend of indifference, even intolerance, of deaf people, and now it's me. Well, I am determined to become the most Delightful Deaf Old Lady that ever existed and I am practicing to that end.” PeopleBelieveWellsLittlesHas BeensEndsI BelieveRealizingPerfectDeterminedIndifferenceIntoleranceDelightfulDeafOld LadyDeafnessI Am DeterminedRealize Things Book:Letters of Susan Hale Source: Letters of Susan Hale
“I am an incorrigible devotee to solitude, and am never so cheerful, I believe, or so unruffled by small difficulties as when I'm alone. There's a sort of obligation to be polite and pleasant to yourself when nobody else is round.” BelieveI BelieveSolitudeDifficultyRoundsObligationPleasantPoliteCheerfulDevoteeIncorrigible Book:Letters of Susan Hale Source: Letters of Susan Hale