People have to learn sometimes not only how much the heart, but how much the head, can bear. – Maria Mitchell
I would as soon put a girl alone into a closet to meditate as give her only the society of her needle. – Maria Mitchell

People have to learn sometimes not only how much the heart, but how much the head, can bear. – Maria Mitchell
I would as soon put a girl alone into a closet to meditate as give her only the society of her needle. – Maria Mitchell
We have a hunger of the mind which asks for knowledge of all around us, and the more we gain, the more is our desire the more we see, the more we are capable of seeing. – Maria Mitchell
I was a little doubtful about the propriety of going to the Mammoth Cave without a gentleman escort, but if two ladies travel alone they must have the courage of men. – Maria Mitchell
The reason that war is such a fascinating subject for writers is because its a revealer. Put a bunch of people in an adrenaline-fuelled, life-or-death situation and their fundamental behaviours are exposed, the scrim is taken away and the motivations behind each personality come out to play. – Sloane Crosley