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> [“He swore by all that he ever had loved and reverenced that he would try, try with all his might in the short time that might remain to him...he would forget himself, he would put his own pain and chagrin…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-stratton-porter/he-swore-by-all-that-he-ever-had-loved-and-reverenced-that-he-would/)

[Gene Stratton-Porter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-stratton-porter/)

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## More by Gene Stratton-Porter

> [“Comstock, "but I left a wrong impression with you. I don't want”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-stratton-porter/comstock-but-i-left-a-wrong-impression-with-you-i-don-t-want/)

[Gene Stratton-Porter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-stratton-porter/)

> [No one in the whole world knows all a man's bignesses and all his littlenesses as his wife does](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-stratton-porter/no-one-in-the-whole-world-knows-all-a-man-s-bignesses-and-all-his/)

[Gene Stratton-Porter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-stratton-porter/)

> [To my way of thinking and working, the greatest service a piece of fiction can do any reader is to force him to lay…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-stratton-porter/to-my-way-of-thinking-and-working-the-greatest-service-a-piece-of/)

[Gene Stratton-Porter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-stratton-porter/)

> [In the economy of nature nothing is ever lost. I cannot belive that the soul of man shall prove the one exception](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-stratton-porter/in-the-economy-of-nature-nothing-is-ever-lost-i-cannot-belive-that/)

[Gene Stratton-Porter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-stratton-porter/)

> [“Elnora lifted the violin and began to play. She wore a school dress of green gingham, with the sleeves rolled to the elbows. She…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-stratton-porter/elnora-lifted-the-violin-and-began-to-play-she-wore-a-school-dress-of/)

[Gene Stratton-Porter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-stratton-porter/)

> [“Young people," she said solemnly, "if your studying science and the elements has ever led you to feel that things just happen, kind of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-stratton-porter/young-people-she-said-solemnly-if-your-studying-science-and-the/)

[Gene Stratton-Porter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-stratton-porter/)

> [Of two evils, I always choose the lesser.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-stratton-porter/of-two-evils-i-always-choose-the-lesser/)

[Gene Stratton-Porter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-stratton-porter/)

> [the friend in need is the one who is the friend in deed; ... if people were not friends in need, there was every…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-stratton-porter/the-friend-in-need-is-the-one-who-is-the-friend-in-deed-if-people/)

[Gene Stratton-Porter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-stratton-porter/)

> [There was an exquisitely beautiful conception in my brain when I did this piece of work all alone from midnight until morning after the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-stratton-porter/there-was-an-exquisitely-beautiful-conception-in-my-brain-when-i-did/)

[Gene Stratton-Porter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-stratton-porter/)

> [One feature about Los Angeles that I particularly love is the chance for association with all kinds of creative artists, a thing I never…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-stratton-porter/one-feature-about-los-angeles-that-i-particularly-love-is-the-chance/)

[Gene Stratton-Porter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-stratton-porter/)

> [I write as the birds sing, because I must, and usually from the same source of inspiration.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-stratton-porter/i-write-as-the-birds-sing-because-i-must-and-usually-from-the-same/)

[Gene Stratton-Porter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-stratton-porter/)

> [How a big majority of book critics and authors have come to believe and to teach that no book is true to life unless…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-stratton-porter/how-a-big-majority-of-book-critics-and-authors-have-come-to-believe/)

[Gene Stratton-Porter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-stratton-porter/)

> [“From an outside viewpoint it seems as if I had almost all a man could ask in reason. But when was a strong man…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-stratton-porter/from-an-outside-viewpoint-it-seems-as-if-i-had-almost-all-a-man-could/)

[Gene Stratton-Porter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-stratton-porter/)

> [“One," said the recording secretary. "Jesus wept," answered Leon promptly. There was not a sound in the church. You could almost hear the butterflies…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-stratton-porter/one-said-the-recording-secretary-jesus-wept-answered-leon-promptly/)

[Gene Stratton-Porter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-stratton-porter/)

> [“My, I was scared!" Said Billy with a deep breath. Scared?" Questioned Elnora. Yes, sir-ee! Aunt Margaret scared me. May i ask you a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-stratton-porter/my-i-was-scared-said-billy-with-a-deep-breath-scared-questioned/)

[Gene Stratton-Porter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-stratton-porter/)

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