Maude Meagher Professions : Novelist Born : April 8, 1895 Died : 1977 Browse All Authors Top 7 quotes by Maude Meagher Civilization has developed executive powers far beyond its understanding. Maude Meagher executive-power understanding civilization There is a special blessing in old clothes, and that aside from their comfort, for which especially they are to be cherished. They confer a kind of anonymity on one who wears them gladly; all their bright places rubbed to a uniform dullness, they achieve an appearance so nearly nondescript that only a close scrutiny could learn that ever they held shape at all. Maude Meagher clothes special blessing creative thought seems prone to flower in symbols before it ripens to fruit. Maude Meagher creativity flower creative dreams must not take the place of actual life, nor constitute themselves a cowardly escape from it, but become rather a sanctuary in which the overdriven mind and nerves may take refuge, a country on the outer edge of this confusion, bright with the shadow of eternity beyond. Maude Meagher confusion dream country Dreams are only the image of outward things shown on an inward mirror. But the mirror is the soul's enclosing darkness. Maude Meagher mirrors soul dream happiness, unlike grief, does not clamor for a chronicler. Maude Meagher grief doe happiness Anyone one loves is a potential enemy. Maude Meagher one-love love-is enemy Similar Authors Adam Johnson novelist Ivan Goncharov novelist Binnie Kirshenbaum novelist Bruce Jay Friedman novelist Buchi Emecheta novelist Bryce Courtenay novelist All Authors
