Willa Cather
Willa Cather
Willa Sibert Catherwas an American author who achieved recognition for her novels of frontier life on the Great Plains, including O Pioneers!, The Song of the Lark, and My Ántonia. In 1923 she was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for One of Ours, a novel set during World War I...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth7 December 1873
CountryUnited States of America
people may littles
The more observing ones may have seen, but discerning people are usually discreet and often kind, for we usually bleed a little before we begin to discern.
summer moon sky
The summer moon hung full in the sky. For the time being it was the great fact of the world.
dignity quiet protection
Money is a protection, a cloak; it can buy one quiet, and some sort of dignity.
hate wings touching
In little towns, lives roll along so close to one another; loves and hates beat about, their wings almost touching.
summer dream art
Youth, art, love, dreams, true-heartedness - why must they go out of the summer world into darkness?
what-if sweetheart ifs
What if - what if Life itself were the sweetheart?
people tree social
The trees and shrubbery seemed well-groomed and social, like pleasant people.
running horse land
This land was an enigma. It was like a horse that no one knows how to break to harness, that runs wild and kicks things to pieces.
men ice weather
On the farm the weather was the great fact, and men's affairs went on underneath it, as the streams creep under the ice.
family may admirer
One may have staunch friends in one's own family, but one seldom has admirers.
family strong hatred
Personal hatred and family affection are not incompatible; they often flourish and grow strong together.
play envy loyal
Loyal? As loyal as anyone who plays second fiddle ever is.
different findings seeking
Religion is different from everything else; because in religion seeking is finding.
country time long
Merely having seen the season change in a country gave one the sense of having been there for a long time.