Certainly I do not wish that instead of these masters I had read baby books, written down to children, and with such ignorant dullness that they blunt the sense and corrupt the tastes of the still plastic human being. But I do wish that I had read no books at all till later - that I had lived with toys, and played in the open air. Children should not cull the fruits of reflection and observation early, but expand in the sun, and let thoughts come to them. They should not through books antedate their actual experiences.
Margaret FullerIn order that she may be able to give her hand with dignity, she must be able to stand alone.
Margaret FullerA great work of Art demands a great thought or a thought of beauty adequately expressed. - Neither in Art nor Literature more than in Life can an ordinary thought be made interesting because well-dressed.
Margaret FullerAll greatness affects different minds, each in its own particular kind, and the variations of testimony mark the truth of feeling.
Margaret Fuller