Margaret Anderson

. . . the great thing to learn about life is, first, not to do what you don't want to read more

. . . the great thing to learn about life is, first, not to do what you don't want to do, and, second, to do what you do want to do.

I have always fought for ideas -- until I learned that it isn't ideas but grief, struggle, and flashes of read more

I have always fought for ideas -- until I learned that it isn't ideas but grief, struggle, and flashes of vision which enlighten.

My greatest enemy is reality. I have fought it successfully for thirty years.

My greatest enemy is reality. I have fought it successfully for thirty years.

Intellectuals are too sentimental for me.

Intellectuals are too sentimental for me.

My unreality is chiefly this: I have never felt much like a human being. It's a splendid feeling.

My unreality is chiefly this: I have never felt much like a human being. It's a splendid feeling.