there was nothing in the whole world so dreadful as the power of riches wrongly used.
Gene Stratton-Porterwe know by the odour that occasionally we are visited by skunks, which are not poetic but very beautiful.
Gene Stratton-PorterSometimes it seems to me that the more we get hurt in this world the decenter it makes us.
Gene Stratton-PorterEvery intoxicating delight of early spring was in the air. The breeze that fanned her cheek was laden with subtle perfume and the crisp, fresh odor of unfolding leaves.
Gene Stratton-Porter