There is, of course, a gold mine or a buried treasure on every mortgaged homestead. Whether the farmer ever digs for it or not, it is there, haunting…

- Fawn M. Brodie

Housework is a breeze. Cooking is a pleasant diversion. Putting up a retaining wall is a lark. But teaching is like climbing a mountain.

- Fawn M. Brodie

If the Deseret News is careful not to offend [Nazi] Germany, and I gather that it is falling backwards on the attempt, it is my guess that first of a…

- Fawn M. Brodie

... over two hundred women, apparently at their own request, were sealed as wives to Joseph Smith after his death in special temple ceremonies. Moreo…

- Fawn M. Brodie

Show me a character whose life arouses my curiosity, and my flesh begins crawling with suspense.

- Fawn M. Brodie

But teaching is like climbing a mountain.

- Fawn M. Brodie

A man's memory is bound to be a distortion of his past in accordance with his present interests, and the most faithful autobiography is likely to mir…

- Fawn M. Brodie

Superficial parallels were drawn between the Church and the Nazi Party, with its emphasis on active involvement by every member. The women's auxiliar…

- Fawn M. Brodie

A passion for politics stems usually from an insatiable need, either for power, or for friendship and adulation, or a combination of both.

- Fawn M. Brodie