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“ ”Once giving way to tears, she wept bitterly for all that she had lost, and all that she must lose so soon. Her mother had had the courage to leave everything she loved and to come out here with her father; she in turn ought to show just that same courage about going back, but she could not find it in her heart.
About Willa Cather
Willa Sibert Cather (7 December 1873 – 24 April 1947) is among the most eminent American authors, known for her depictions of US life in her novels.
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Additional quotes by Willa Cather
You can’t tell me anything about family life. I’ve had plenty to last me.’ ‘But it’s not all like that,’ I objected. ‘Near enough. It’s all being under somebody’s thumb.
Because he talked so little, his words had a peculiar force; they were not worn dull from constant use.
"Have the last word ma'm," he said cheerfully, "It's a lady's priviledge."