Phyllis Bottome Quotes

1884–1963, American Writer
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“There are two ways of meeting difficulties: you alter the difficulties or you alter yourself meeting them.”
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“In my early life, and probably even today, it is not sufficiently understood that a child's education should include at least a rudimentary grasp of religion, sex, and money. Without a basic knowledge of these three primary facts in a normal human being's life --subjects which stir the emotions, create events and opportunities, and if they do not wholly decide must greatly influence an individual's personality --no human being's education can have a safe foundation.”
VerifiedSearch for a Soul (New York: Reynal & Hitchcock, 1948) ch. 9, p. 82 · evidenceEducation