Quotes by Ellen Glasgow

Ellen Glasgow (1873-1945) was a distinguished American novelist and a pioneering voice in Southern literature, renowned for her incisive exploration of societal norms and the complexities of women's lives in the early 20th century. Born in Richmond, Virginia, she published over a dozen novels, garnering critical acclaim for works like "Barren Ground" and "Vein of Iron," which deftly captured the transition of the South post-Civil War. Glasgow's legacy endures as an advocate for women's rights and a chronicler of Southern heritage, making her an essential figure in American literary history.

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"A tragic irony of life is that we so often achieve success or financial independence after the chief reason for which we sought it has passed away."

Ellen Glasgow

"What happens is not as important as how you react to what happens."

Ellen Glasgow

"Women like to sit down with trouble - as if it were knitting."

Ellen Glasgow

"All change is not growth, as all movement is not forward."

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