“The child was diseased at birth, stricken with a hereditary ill that only the most vital men are able to shake off. I mean poverty-the most deadly and prevalent of all diseases.” MenMeanChildrenAblePovertyBirthDiseaseIllShakesDiseasedHereditary Book:Contour in Time: The Plays of Eugene O'Neill Source: Contour in Time: The Plays of Eugene O'Neill
“I've learned to check the hasty words that rise to my lips, and when I feel that they mean to break out against my will, I just go away for a minute, and give myself a little shake for being so weak and wicked.” GivingFeelsMeanLittlesBreakMinutesWeakLipsChecksI've LearnedWickedShakesGoing AwayBreak OutHasty Book:Little Women (Illustrated Edition) Source: Little Women (Illustrated Edition)