“For though love has been ridiculed and disgraced, exchanged and bartered, dragged through the courts, and sold for thirty pieces of silver, the bright, steady glow of its fire still shines on the hearth-stones of countless homes.”
This book is a narrative that delves into the complexities of self-discovery and change, weaving a story that transcends the ordinary. more
Bess Streeter Aldrich was an American author born on February 17, 1881, and died on August 3, 1954. Known for her depiction of rural life in the American Midwest, her works, such as 'The Little City', have become classics of American literature. more
“It was true, she thought, that the big things awe us but the little things touch us.”
“This is what you must be like. Grow wherever life puts you down.”
“Most people die with their music still locked up inside them.”
“It still remains true that no justification of virtue will enable a man to be virtuous.”
“I believe your own accent is inimitable, though I shall practice it in my bath.”