“I do not believe there is any one study that can be taken up that will broaden the imagination, that will be the source from which will spring more deep thinking and sincere research than the study of astronomy.”
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Gene Stratton-Porter
Gene Stratton-Porter was an American author known for her naturalist literature. Her works often feature the natural landscapes of Indiana, showcasing rich ecological details and a profound understanding of nature. more
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“The seasons run with swift feet.”
Source: The White Flag
Source: Gene Stratton-Porter Collection: A Girl of the Limberlost, Freckles, Laddie, The Harvester, A Daughter of the Land, At the Foot of the Rainbow, Her Fatther's Daughter, Michale O'Halloran
“It really seems as if failure and hardship make more of a human being of folks than success.”
Source: Gene Stratton-Porter Collection: A Girl of the Limberlost, Freckles, Laddie, The Harvester, A Daughter of the Land, At the Foot of the Rainbow, Her Fatther's Daughter, Michale O'Halloran
“it takes the very wisest person there is to know when to talk, and when to keep still.”
Source: Gene Stratton-Porter Collection: A Girl of the Limberlost, Freckles, Laddie, The Harvester, A Daughter of the Land, At the Foot of the Rainbow, Her Fatther's Daughter, Michale O'Halloran
Source: The White Flag
“a trouble shared is a trouble half endured.”
Source: The Keeper of the Bees
“I don't so much mind the falling, but I do seem to select the hardest spots to light on.”
Source: A Daughter of the Land
“there was nothing in the whole world so dreadful as the power of riches wrongly used.”
Source: The White Flag
“no one in the whole world knows all a man's bignesses and all his littlenesses as his wife does.”
Source: Gene Stratton-Porter Collection: A Girl of the Limberlost, Freckles, Laddie, The Harvester, A Daughter of the Land, At the Foot of the Rainbow, Her Fatther's Daughter, Michale O'Halloran
“I write as the birds sing, because I must, and usually from the same source of inspiration.”