Marguerite Young Quotes

Marguerite Young — American Author born on August 28, 1908, died on November 17, 1995

Marguerite Vivian Young was an American writer and academic. She is best known for her novel Miss MacIntosh, My Darling. In her later years, she was known for teaching creative writing and as a mentor to young authors. "She was a respected literary figure as well as a cherished Greenwich Village eccentric." Born and raised in Indianapolis, Indiana, Young was educated at Butler University and the Universities of Chicago and Iowa. She briefly taught at Shortridge High School before embarking on a distinguished literary career. During her lifetime, Young wrote two books of poetry, two historical studies, one collection of short stories, one novel, and one collection of essays... (wikipedia)

All creatures are flawed, but out of the flaw may come the universe.

I would teach from nine to four, sleep an hour, and write from six until midnight, night after night.

I would say my theme has always been paradise lost, always the lost cause, the lost leader, the lost utopia.

All my writing is about the recognition that there is no single reality. But the beauty of it is that you nevertheless go on, walking towards utopia, which may not exist, on a bridge which might end before you reach the other side.

If you know anything about James Whitcomb Riley, you know that Little Orphan Annie is one of the most fantastic characters who ever lived in America before Charlie Chaplin.

Marguerite Young Quotes

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