“I don't so much mind the falling, but I do seem to select the hardest spots to light on.”
Quote by Gene Stratton-Porter
Work
A Daughter of the Land
The story delves into the challenges and triumphs of a daughter growing up in a rural community, highlighting the cultural and social dynamics of the time. more
Author
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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“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.”
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
“Sometimes it seems to me that the more we get hurt in this world the decenter it makes us.”
Source: The Essential Gene Stratton-Porter Collection
“You cannot write on the heart of another what you do not feel yourself.”
“Contentment travels rarely with fortune, but follows virtue even in misfortune.”