But, of course only morons would ever think or speak of themselves as intellectuals. That's why they all look so sad.
Ellen GlasgowNo matter how vital experience might be while you lived it, no sooner was it ended and dead than it became as lifeless as the piles of dry dust in a school history book.
Ellen GlasgowThe world of the egotist is, inevitably, a narrow world, and the boundaries of self are limited to the close horizon of personality.... But, within this horizon, there is room for many attributes that are excellent.
Ellen Glasgow