Willa Cather

Willa Cather (1873 - 1947), full name Willa Sibert Cather, was a US writer and novelist. She was awarded awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1923 for "One of Ours", a novel set during World War I. Her other notable works include "O Pioneers!", "The Song of the Lark", and "My Ántonia".

Wisdom & Quotes

• I tell you there is such a thing as creative hate.

- The Song of the Lark

• There are only two or three human stories, and they go on repeating themselves as fiercely as if they had never happened before.

- O Pioneers!

• Some memories are realities, and are better than anything that can ever happen to one again.

- My Antonia

• Men travel faster now, but I do not know if they go to better things.

- Death Comes for the Archbishop

Charles Peguy