There are so many things that we are capable of, that we could be or do. The potentialities are so great that we never, any of us, are more than one-fourth fulfilled.
Katherine Anne PorterChildhood is the fiery furnace in which we are melted down to essentials and that essential shaped for good.
Katherine Anne PorterWith the most infinite tenderness I have ever known in my life, he put his arms around me, gently, gently, and I embraced him around the neck, and we touched.
Katherine Anne PorterI was right not to be afraid of any thief but myself, who will end by leaving me nothing.
Katherine Anne Porter