I knew Anais Nin, who called me after I had been away for a few years. She was seeking help because at that time no one would give her a decent review. She was made fun of.
Marguerite YoungThe first money I ever had was when I received an award from the American Association of University Women.
Marguerite YoungI'm quite sure that most writers would sustain real poetry if they could, but it takes devotion and talent.
Marguerite YoungI try to teach my students style, but always as a part of life, not as ornament. Style has to come out of communicating coherent thought, not in sticking little flowers on speeches. Style and substance and a sense of life are the things literature is composed of. One must use one's own personality in relationship to life and language, of course, and everyone has such a relationship. Some people find it, some don't find it, but it's there.
Marguerite Young