“Off fall the wife, the mother, the lover, the teacher, and the violent artist takes over. I am I alone. I belong to no one but myself. I mate with no one but the spirit. I own no land, have no kin, no friend or enemy. I have no road but this one.”
Sylvia Ashton-Warner was a New Zealand writer celebrated for her innovative and often controversial approach to literature. Born on December 17, 1908, she spent much of her life in New Zealand and Japan, where she taught English and developed her writing. Ashton-Warner's work is characterized by its psychological depth and exploration of complex human relationships. more
“My feeling about school was that it interfered with my reading.”
“I love sex as much as I love music, and I think it's as hard to do.”