A little instruction in the elements of chartographyโa little practice in the use of the compass and the spirit level, a topographical map of the town common, an excursion with a road mapโwould have given me a fat round earth in place of my paper ghost.
Mary AntinAmong the liveliest of my memories are those of eating and drinking; and I would sooner give up some of my delightful remembered walks, green trees, cool skies, and all, than to lose my images of suppers eaten on Sabbath evenings at the end of those walks.
Mary AntinOur mothers are racked with the pains of our physical birth; we ourselves suffer the longer pains of our spiritual growth.
Mary Antin