I don't believe that it's true that the poor will always be with us. I think that kind of pious fatalism is just an excuse for keeping things the way they are.
Margaret Culkin BanningFiction is not a dream. Nor is it guesswork. It is imagining based on facts, and the facts must be accurate or the work of imagining will not stand up.
Margaret Culkin BanningYou wouldn't be caught wearing cheap perfume, would you? Then why do you want to wear cheap perfume in your conduct?
Margaret Culkin BanningShe never quite leaves her children at home, even when she doesn't take them along.
Margaret Culkin BanningWhat does one save for, anyhow? For a few tired hours at the end of life when one sits and counts dollars? Or do we save so that those last years will not be mentally barren or esthetically shabby? I try to save a few things to furnish my mind decently, on the theory that no auctioneer can get in there to sell off all the furniture.
Margaret Culkin Banning