Life may take away happiness. But it can't take away having had it.

- Ellen Glasgow

The worst thing about war is that so many people enjoy it.

- Ellen Glasgow

A good novel cannot be too long or a bad novel too short.

- Ellen Glasgow

The only difference between a rut and a grave are the dimensions.

- Ellen Glasgow

I am inclined to believe that a man may be free to do anything he pleases if only he will accept responsibility for whatever he does.

- Ellen Glasgow

All change is not growth, as all movement is not forward.

- Ellen Glasgow

No life is so hard that you can't make it easier by the way you take it for example by seeing it how it could be worse and then being grateful it isn…

- Ellen Glasgow

The hardest thing for me is the sense of impermanence. All passes; nothing returns.

- Ellen Glasgow

What happens is not as important as how you react to what happens.

- Ellen Glasgow