Willa Cather

Where there is great love, there are always wishes. ↗

— Willa Cather

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When we look back, the only things we cherish are those which in some way met our original want; the desire which formed in us in early youth, undirected, and of its own accord. ↗

— Willa Cather

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A work-room should be like an old shoe; no matter how shabby, it's better than a new one. ↗

— Willa Cather

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Desire is creation, is the magical element in that process. If there were an instrument by which to measure desire, one could foretell achievement. ↗

— Willa Cather

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Every artist makes himself born. It is very much harder than the other time, and longer. ↗

— Willa Cather

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The condition every art requires is, not so much freedom from restriction, as freedom from adulteration and from the intrusion of foreign matter. ↗

— Willa Cather

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No one can build his security upon the nobleness of another person. ↗

— Willa Cather

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Of all the bewildering things about a new country, the absence of human landmarks is one of the most depressing and disheartening. ↗

— Willa Cather

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