Jessamyn West
Jessamyn West
Mary Jessamyn Westwas an American author of short stories and novels, notably The Friendly Persuasion. A Quaker from Indiana, she graduated from Fullerton Union High School in 1919 and Whittier College in 1923. There she helped found the Palmer Society in 1921...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth18 July 1902
CityVernon, IN
CountryUnited States of America
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It is very east to forgive others their mistakes; it takes more grit and gumption to forgive them for having witnessed your own.
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A broken bone can heal, but the wound a word opens can fester forever.
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There are two barriers that often prevent communication between the young and their elders. The first is middle-aged forgetfulness of the fact that they themselves are no longer young. The second is youthful ignorance of the fact that the middle aged are still alive.
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Writing is a solitary occupation. Family, friends, and society are the natural enemies of the writer. He must be alone, uninterrupted, and slightly savage if he is to sustain and complete an undertaking.
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A religious awakening which does not awaken the sleeper to love has roused him in vain.
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Fiction reveals truths that reality obscures.
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Talent is helpful in writing, but guts are absolutely necessary.