His struggle for a bare living left him no time to take advantage of the public evening school. In time he learned to read, to follow a conversation or lecture; but he never learned to write correctly; and his pronunciation remains extremely foreign to this day.
Mary AntinOur mothers are racked with the pains of our physical birth; we ourselves suffer the longer pains of our spiritual growth.
Mary AntinOne current of continuity runs underneath all the abortive phases of my life. From childhood on I have been obliged to drop anything I was doing to run after any man who seemed to know a little more than I did about God . . . I most want to write about: how a modern woman has sought the face of God-not the name nor the fame but the face [ital] of God-and what adventures came to meet her on this ancient human path.
Mary AntinA long past vividly remembered is like a heavy garment that clings to your limbs when you would run.
Mary Antin