I go about in the world - free, busy, happy. Among people, I have no time to think of myself. Susan Glaspell More Quotes by Susan Glaspell More Quotes From Susan Glaspell What is a clock? Something agreed upon and arbitrarily imposed upon us. Standard time. Not true time. Symbolizing the whole standardization of our lives. Susan Glaspell standardsclocktime We are living now. Susan Glaspell chancelittleslong The facts of another's life do not illumine. Only when we know the heart can we know that life. Only the feeling that made the days can light them. Susan Glaspell lightfeelingsheart Some days are happy days - of themselves, as if for their own sakes. They seem to be enjoying themselves, regardless of what use may be made of them. Susan Glaspell sakeusemay Defeat furnishes good material to the poets and the artists, but none of us care to have the glory of the conquered apply to us. Susan Glaspell defeatcareartist I am glad I worked on a newspaper because it made me know I had to write whether I felt like it or not. Susan Glaspell newspapersmadewriting Chicago is many things to many people, and to me, it is a place where you can write. Susan Glaspell chicagowritingpeople ... you can't put out a light just because it may light the wrong person. Susan Glaspell wrong-personlightmay But mayn't desertion be a brave thing? A fine thing? To desert a thing we've gone beyond - to have the courage to desert it and walk right off from the dead thing to the live thing - ? Susan Glaspell desertbravegone Strength diminishes when it seems we are spending it in vain. Susan Glaspell spendingvainmotivation Hurts of childhood live on; in one form or other they are there to the end. Susan Glaspell childhoodendshurt That's the worst of a war--you have to go on hearing about it so long. Susan Glaspell goes-onwarlong I can't think of any sorrow in the world that a hot bath wouldn't help, just a little bit. Susan Glaspell womensorrowthinking I would supplant the ox with the automobile and pave instead of plowing the fields. 1 have a theory that if a corn field were paved, leaving out a brick for each hill, it would increase the yield, do away entirely with the mud, and give the farmer plenty of time to meditate on lofty subjects. That is only one theory. I have many others. Susan Glaspell farmerhillleavingtime Love always, in one way or another, means pain as well as joy. Susan Glaspell painjoyloveway I'm not sure I would be a good godmother. I have read about it, and I found that the godmother's position is to take care of the morals of the child. I don't know how good I would be at that. Susan Glaspell goodchildtake-carecare Women are used to worrying over trifles. Susan Glaspell women-areoverwomenused Humility's a real thing - not just a fine name for laziness. Susan Glaspell namelazinesshumilityreal Most of the people of this world are coated round and round with self-esteem, and they're afraid to admit any understanding of the things which aren't good. Susan Glaspell goodunderstandingpeopleworld We're all made of the same kind of stuff, and there's none of us made of stuff that's flawless. Susan Glaspell ussamekindmade
