Such creatures of accident are we, liable to a thousand deaths before we are born. But once we are here, we may create our own world, if we choose.
Mary AntinA 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 AntinI want now to be of today. It is painful to be conscious of two worlds. The Wandering Jew in me seeks forgetfulness.
Mary Antin