Ellen Glasgow

To teach one's self is to be forced to learn twice.

The only difference between a rut and a grave are the dimensions.

Violence commands both literature and life, and violence is always crude and distorted.

A free life cannot acquire many possessions, because this is not easy to do without servility to mobs or monarchs.

It's good to like yourself, and that only comes from hard work, from doing. But vanity is dangerous; it can trip you badly.

If you're not having a good time, find something else that gives you some joy in life.