Willa Cather Quotes

Only solitary men know the full joys of friendship. Others have their family; but to a solitary and an exile, his friends are everything.

Where there is great love, there are always wishes.

All the intelligence and talent in the world can't make a singer. The voice is a wild thing. It can't be bred in captivity. It is a sport, like the silver fox. It happens.

To note an artist's limitations is but to define his talent. A reporter can write equally well about everything that is presented to his view, but a creative writer can do his best only with what lies within the range and character of his deepest sympathies.

There are some things you learn best in calm, and ... -Willa Cather

There are some things you learn best in calm, and some in storm.

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This quote suggests that different life experiences and lessons are best absorbed under different circumstances. It implies that serenity and adversity each offer unique opportunities for learning and growth. It reflects on the diversity of life's teaching moments.

That is happiness; to be dissolved into something ... -Willa Cather

That is happiness; to be dissolved into something complete and great.

I shall not die of a cold. I shall die of having l... -Willa Cather

I shall not die of a cold. I shall die of having lived.

I like trees because they seem more resigned to th... -Willa Cather

I like trees because they seem more resigned to the way they have to live than other things do.

The stupid believe that to be truthful is easy; only the artist, the great artist, knows how difficult it is.

The heart of another is a dark forest, always, no ... -Willa Cather

The heart of another is a dark forest, always, no matter how close it has been to one's own.

Willa Cather Quotes

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