Our whole life is an attempt to discover when our spontaneity is whimsical, sentimental irresponsibility and when it is a valid expression of our dee…

- Helen Lynd

One of the sources of pride in being a human being is the ability to bear present frustrations in the interests of longer purposes.

- Helen Lynd

Freedom which has genuine meaning is more than a timeless abstraction, more than an absence of restraints.

- Helen Lynd