72 Quotes by Dorothy Canfield Fisher

Oh, yes, of course I like music, too. Very much. It's so pleasant of an evening, especially when made by your friends at home. I often say I like it better than cards. Though I must say I do like a good game of bridge.

History is worth reading when it tells us truly what the attitude toward life was in the past.

Compared with more emotional types, Vermonters seem to have few passions. But those they have are great and burning. The greatest is their conviction that without freedom human life is not worth living.

On New Year's Day every calendar, large and small, has the same number of dates. But we soon learn that the years are of very different lengths.

A mom isn't an individual to lean on, but a person to generate leaning needless.

Vermont is the only place in America where I ever hear thrift spoken of with respect.

What is life, but one long risk?

There's no healthy life possible without some sensual feeling between the husband and wife, but there's nothing in the world more awful than married life when it's the only common ground.

You can't wish a body any worse luck than to get what he wants.