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“The real wonder is not that one man should be a genius, but that every man should not be.”

Quote by Mary Hunter Austin

Book:Everyman's genius

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Everyman's genius

Everyman's Genius delves into the nature of genius, exploring the cognitive processes, creative thinking, and problem-solving skills that define individuals with extraordinary intellect. The book provides a framework for readers to recognize genius in various fields and offers practical advice on how to nurture and develop their own genius. more

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Mary Hunter Austin

Mary Hunter Austin was an American writer known for her descriptions of the desert landscapes in the southwestern United States. Her works are often characterized by a naturalist style that depicts the natural scenery and local culture of the American Southwest. more

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“It is always so much easier to be moral than it is to be spiritual.”

Spiritual Moral Morality Easier

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“All mountain streets have streams to thread them, or deep grooves where a stream might run. You would do well to avoid that range uncomforted by singing floods. You will find it forsaken of most things but beauty and madness and death and God.”

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Book:Essential Mary Austin: A Selection of Mary Austin's Best Writing

Source: Essential Mary Austin: A Selection of Mary Austin's Best Writing

“The utmost the American novelist can hope for, if he hopes at all to see his work included in the literature of his time, is that it may eventually be found to be along in the direction of the growing tip of collective consciousness. Preeminently the novelist's gift is that of access to the collective mind.”

Ifs Mind May Found Literature Consciousness Growing Access Novelists Collectives Collective Consciousness

Book:Beyond Borders: The Selected Essays of Mary Austin

Source: Beyond Borders: The Selected Essays of Mary Austin

“I do not know who sings my songs / Before they are sung by me.”

Knows Song Singing

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“The arc of my mind has an equal swing in all directions. I should say the same of your mind if I thought you would believe it. But we are so saturated with the notion that Time is a dimension accessible from one direction only, that you will at first probably be shocked by my saying that I can see truly as far in front of me as I can see exactly behind me.”

Ifs Should Mind Firsts Believe I Can Time Behinds Fronts Equal Notion Dimensions Swings Shocked Arcs Of My Mind One Direction Saturated

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“Ride your emotions as the shallop rides the waves; don't get upset among them. There are people who enjoy getting swamped emotionally, just as, incredibly, there are people who enjoy getting drunk.”

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“Life set itself to new processions of seed-time and harvest, the skin newly turned to seasonal variations, the very blood humming to new altitudes.”

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Author:Mary Hunter Austin