My Literary Success Meant Nothing To Me

The Nature Of Human Beings Never Changes; It Is Immutable. The Present Generation Of Children And The Present Generation Of Young Adults From The Age Of Thirteen To Eighteen Is, Therefore, No Different From That Of Their Great-great-grandparents. Political Fads Come And Go; Theories Rise And Fall; The Scientific 'truth' Of Today Becomes The Discarded Error Of Tomorrow.

Saints Rarely Have Friends; They Are Usually Hated And Derided, For They Love And Love Is Always Rejected By Hard-hearted Men....saints Do Not Advertise Themselves; Good Men Do Not Seek Out A Name In The World....the Saints Did What They Did Almost In Stealth, Asking Nothing Except That Men Love God.

In Sleep, You Are Safe From The Revolting Mechanics Of Living And Being A Prey To Outrageous Fortune.

There Is No Solid Satisfaction In Any Career For A Woman Like Myself. There Is No Home, No True Freedom, No Hope, No Joy, No Expectation For Tomorrow, No Contentment. I Would Rather Cook A Meal For A Man And Bring Him His Slippers And Feel Myself In The Protection Of His Arms Than Have All The Citations And Awards And Honors I Have Received Worldwide, Including The Ribbon Of Legion Of Honor And My Property And My Bank Accounts. They Mean Nothing To Me. And I Am Only One Among The Millions Of Sad Women Like Myself.

We Are Not Old Unless We Desire To Be.