Myrtle Reed
Myrtle Reed
Myrtle Reedwas an American author, poet, journalist, and philanthropist. She wrote a number of bestsellers and even published a series of cookbooks under the pseudonym Olive Green...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth27 September 1874
CountryUnited States of America
heart men thinking
After the door of a woman's heart has once swung on its silent hinges, a man thinks he can prop it open with a brick and go away and leave it.
love-is air orchids
Love is an orchid which thrives principally on hot air.
lonely pedestal
Pedestals are always lonely.
way trouble one-way
There is always one way to make anybody do anything - the trouble is to find it.
lovers married disappointed-love
It is possible for a spinster to be disappointed in lovers, but only the married are ever disappointed in love.
real letters ridiculous
A real love letter is absolutely ridiculous to everyone except the writer and the recipient.
letters love-letter evidence
Did you ever read a love-letter that wasn't an evidence of idiocy - except your own?
pain joy soul
The body grows by food and work, the mind by use, and the soul through joy and pain.
gossip mosquitoes social
Gossip is the social mosquito.
change sweet essence
Impermanence is the very essence of joy-the drop of bitterness that enables one to perceive the sweet.
vanity selfishness lovable
Conceit is lovable and unconcealed ; vanity is supreme selfishness, usually hidden.
wisdom giving silence
Silence and reserve will give anyone a reputation for wisdom.
giving mind trouble
When you borrow trouble you give your peace of mind as security.
shine-on shining world
Somewhere on this great world the sun is always shining, and it will sometimes shine on you.