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.

She had been attending Episcopal services since 1906. Although Willa Cather was born into a Baptist family Cather joined the Episcopal Church in 1922. In 1923 Willa Cather was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for One of Ours (1922) a novel set during World War I.

In 1923 Willa Cather was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for One of Ours (1922) a novel set during World War I. She lived and worked in Pittsburgh for ten years then at the age of 33 Willa Cather moved to New York where Willa Cather lived for the rest of her life.