Sarah Orne Jewett: Quotes about the world

Sarah Orne Jewett was American novelist, short story writer and poet. Explore interesting quotes on world.
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“It was mortifying to find how strong the habit of idle speech may become in one’s self. One need not always be saying something in this noisy world.”

Sarah Orne Jewett

Source: The Country of the Pointed Firs and Other Stories

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“A harbor, even if it is a little harbor, is a good thing, since adventurers come into it as well as go out, and the life in it grows strong, because it takes something from the world, and has something to give in return.”

Sarah Orne Jewett

Country By-Ways http://www.public.coe.edu/~theller/soj/cbw/cbw-cont.htm, River Driftwood (1881)

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