Only solitary men know the full joys of frienship. Others have their family but to a solitary and an exile, his friends are everything. – Willa Cather
All the intelligence and talent in the world cant make a singer. The voice is a wild thing. It cant be bred in captivity. It is a sport, like the silver fox. It happens. – Willa Cather
No one can build his security upon the nobleness of another person. – Willa Cather
The condition every art requires is, not so much freedom from restriction, as freedom from adulteration and from the intrusion of foreign matter. – Willa Cather
When I go back to family reunions everybody goes, Hey cousin! Hey Auntie! And Im like, Okay I dont know you, I have no idea who you are. I am auntie and cousin for so many and even the ones in prison call me collect. And Ill be like, Which of my family members are giving you this phone number? – Sherri Shepherd