Augusta Evans Quotes

“Duty is an icy shadow. It will freeze you. It cannot fill the heart's sanctuary.”

“It is better to be tied to any thorny bush than to be with a cross man.”

“It is necessary to try to surpass one's self always this occupation ought to last as long as life.”

“It's a grand thing to be able to take your money in your hand and to think no more of it when it slips away from you than you would a trout that would slip back into the stream.”

“Switzerland is only bearable covered with snow," Aunt Augusta said, "like some people are only bearable under a sheet.”

“Truth has never been can never be contained in any one creed or system.”

“She wore heavy sandals, with socks. No kid in the entire state of Mississippi wore black socks in the summer. Shoot, if I wasn't standing smack-dab in the middle of the library, I wouldn't be wearing shoes.”

“I walked straight to the library. Mrs. Bloom, the librarian, always knows everything.”

“For the rest of the afternoon, Miss Bloom smiled almost as bright as the big yellow sun shining through the front picture window. Her library was filled up with people who loved books.”

“Today look in the mirror and say 10 positive things about yourself !! Regardless of what other people say about you, your OWN words have more power over the direction of your life than other peoples. Speak positive and know that you are somebody!”