33 Quotes by Rachel Field

no matter how hard and faithfully we may try we can never compensate another for some lack in his or her life.

You know the public is more easily swayed by persons than by principles.

No hardy perennial has the enduring quality of hope. Cut it to the roots, stamp it underfoot, let frost and fire work their will, and still some valiant shoot will push, to grow again on such scanty fare as it can find. Only time and the cruel quicklime of fact can destroy that stubborn urgency.

There's plenty of fire in the coldest flint!

When I was young they used to say people only threw stones at the tree that was loaded with fruit.

And scandal has a way of catching up with those who disregard its power.

Doorbells are like a magic game, Or the grab-bag at a fair -- You never know when you hear one ring Who may be waiting there.

There’s plenty of fire in the coldest flint!

A little town is like a lantern. Nothing’s hid from sight.