The torment of human frustration, whatever its immediate cause, is the knowledge that the self is in prison, its vital force and mangled mind leaking away in lonely, wasteful self-conflict. – Elizabeth Drew
The inspired scribbler always has the gift for gossip in our common usage he or she can always inspire the commonplace with an uncommon flavor, and transform trivialities by some original grace or sympathy or humor or affection. – Elizabeth Drew
Propaganda has a bad name, but its root meaning is simply to disseminate through a medium, and all writing therefore is propaganda for something. Its a seeding of the self in the consciousness of others. – Elizabeth Drew
The test of literature is, I suppose, whether we ourselves live more intensely for the reading of it. – Elizabeth Drew
Travel, instead of broadening the mind, often merely lengthens the conversation. – Elizabeth Drew
The world is not run by thought, nor by imagination, but by opinion. – Elizabeth Drew
Too often travel, instead of broadening the mind, merely lengthens the conversation. – Elizabeth Drew
It takes two to write a letter as much as it takes two to make a quarrel. – Elizabeth Drew
