Quotes by Mccarthy, Mary

The Crucifixion and other historical precedents notwithstanding, many >>

In verity we are the poor. This humanity we would claim for ourselves >>

We all live in suspense from day to day; in other words, you are the h >>

Quotations about Poverty and The Poor

Poverty is the step-mother of genius. >>

The hermit doesn't sleep at night, in love with the blue of the vacant >>

Four specters haunt the Poor -- Old Age, Accident, Sickness and Unempl >>

In verity we are the poor. This humanity we would claim for ourselves is the legacy, not only of the Enlightenment, but of the thousands and thousands of European peasants and poor townspeople who came here bringing their humanity and their sufferings with them. It is the absence of a stable upper class that is responsible for much of the vulgarity of the American scene. Should we blush before the visitor for this deficiency?

Mccarthy, Mary