Quotes by Susan Glaspell

“Ah, dreams which even thoughts must not touch - so wonderful and sacred they were.””

“Nothing here but kitchen things.””

“It was all very unmaidenly, of course; but maidenly is a word love and life and desire may crowd from the page.””

“They wonder if she was going to quilt it or just knot it! (The men laugh, the women look abashed.)””

“Well, women are used to worrying over trifles.””

“Little dictionary sprite, sunshine vendor, and girl to be loved.””

“Come, little one, and let us learn of love.””

“Only cowards and the broken in spirit surrendered the future as payment for the past. Love was the great and beautiful wonder - but surely one should not stay with it in the place where it found one. Why, loving should light the way! Far from engulfing all the rest of life it seemed now that love should open life to one. Whether one kept it or whether one lost it, it failed if it did not send one farther along the way. She had been afraid to think of her love changing because that had seemed to grant that it had failed. But now it seemed that it failed if it did not leave her bigger than it had found her. Her eyes filled in response to the stern beauty of that. Not that one should stay with love in the same place, but rather the meaning of it all was in just this: that it should send one on.””

“though I said to Harry that I didn't know as what his wife wanted made much difference to John”

“She moved from that chair to this one over here (pointing to a small chair in the corner)””

“You're convinced that there was nothing important here”

“this is cherries, too. (looking again) I declare I believe that's the only one.””

“We all go through the same things - it's just a different kind of the same thing””