It is only in his head that man is heroic; in the pit of his stomach he is always a coward. Mary Roberts Rinehart More Quotes by Mary Roberts Rinehart More Quotes From Mary Roberts Rinehart Courage was America's watchword, but a courage of the body rather than of the soul - physical courage, not moral. Mary Roberts Rinehart united-states soul america [The writer] wants both to do the best possible work and also to reach the largest possible audience. The result is a fairly normal condition of discouragement. Mary Roberts Rinehart discouragement normal want Of one thing the reader can be certain: the more easily anything reads, the harder it has been to write. Mary Roberts Rinehart certain reader writing The author lives with one foot in an everyday world and the other feeling about anxiously for a foothold in another more precarious one. Mary Roberts Rinehart everyday feet feelings [When working on a book] I have an almost complete detachment from the world I live in, a sort of armor against distraction. I talk to people, move about, appear on the surface much as usual. But later on I have only a confused memory of what has happened during that period. Mary Roberts Rinehart confused memories moving Every writer knows the terror of an unexpected success. How to carry on? How to repeat it? Mary Roberts Rinehart repeats unexpected terror We are often miserable at our desk or typewriters, but not happy away from them. Mary Roberts Rinehart miserable not-happy typewriters It's the safety valve of middle life, and the solace of age. Mary Roberts Rinehart middle safety age To men and women who want to do things, there is nothing quite so driving as the force of an imprisoned ego. . . . All genius comes from this class. Mary Roberts Rinehart ego class men There is something shameful about the death of a play. It does not die with pity, but contempt. Mary Roberts Rinehart pity doe play McKnight is gradually taking over the criminal end of the business. Mary Roberts Rinehart criminals ends book [On the Irish:] Strange race ... Don't know what they want, but want it like the devil. Mary Roberts Rinehart devil race want Some day some one will write a book about that frantic search of the creative worker for silence and freedom, not only from interruption but from the fear of interruption. Mary Roberts Rinehart silence writing book These are times of action. Men think and then act; sometimes, indeed, they simply act. Mary Roberts Rinehart action men thinking The only way to make a husband over according to one's ideas ... would be to adopt him at an early age, say four. Mary Roberts Rinehart husband age ideas Men love a joke - on the other fellow. But your really humorous woman loves a joke on herself. Mary Roberts Rinehart jokes humorous men [To her frequently needed plumber:] How would you like to be adopted? I'm sure it would be cheaper. Mary Roberts Rinehart plumber needed would-be the calm of a place like Bellwood is the peace of death without the hope of resurrection. Mary Roberts Rinehart calm resurrection boredom From class consciousness to class hatred was but a step. Mary Roberts Rinehart hatred steps class my family, although it keeps its hair, turns gray early - a business asset but a social handicap. Mary Roberts Rinehart my-family social hair
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