The heart of another is a dark forest, always, no matter how close it has been to one's own. -Willa Cather Relationship
What was any art but a mould in which to imprison for a moment the shining elusive element which is life itself - life hurrying past us and running away, too strong to stop, too sweet to lose. -Willa Cather Art
I like trees because they seem more resigned to the way they have to live than other things do. -Willa Cather Nature
Only solitary men know the full joys of friendship. Others have their family; but to a solitary and an exile, his friends are everything. -Willa Cather Friendship
Only solitary men know the full joys of friendship. Others have their family; but to a solitary and an exile, his friends are everything. -Willa Cather Men
The stupid believe that to be truthful is easy; only the artist, the great artist, knows how difficult it is. -Willa Cather Truth
All the intelligence and talent in the world can't make a singer. The voice is a wild thing. It can't be bred in captivity. It is a sport, like the silver fox. It happens. -Willa Cather Intelligence
Only solitary men know the full joys of friendship. Others have their family; but to a solitary and an exile, his friends are everything. -Willa Cather Family
