Realities Quotes by Rachel Field

The sight of a cage is only frightening to the bird that has once been caught.

— Rachel Field

No hardy perennial has the enduring quality of hope. Cut it to the roots, stamp it underfoot, let frost and fire work their will,…

— Rachel Field

One of the pleasantest things about book writing is that sometimes it brings one in touch with old friends.

— Rachel Field

I've seen public opinion shift like the wind and put out the very fire it lighted.

— Rachel Field

no matter how hard and faithfully we may try we can never compensate another for some lack in his or her life.

— Rachel Field

There was no reality to pain when it left one, though while it held one fast all other realities faded.

— Rachel Field

And scandal has a way of catching up with those who disregard its power.

— Rachel Field

There's plenty of fire in the coldest flint!

— Rachel Field

A little town is like a lantern. Nothing's hid from sight.

— Rachel Field

IsnÂ’t it strange some people make You feel so tired inside, Your thoughts begin to shrivel up Like leaves all brown and dried!But when…

— Rachel Field

Too much good fortune can make you smug and unaware. Happiness should be like an oasis, the greener for the desert that surrounds it.

— Rachel Field

The difference between ambition and discontent is quite a fine line and sometimes it is hard to tell which is which and which you…

— Rachel Field

Something told the wild geese It was time to go. Though the fields lay golden Something whispered, "snow." Leaves were green and stirring, Berries,…

— Rachel Field

When I was young they used to say people only threw stones at the tree that was loaded with fruit.

— Rachel Field

There was no reality to pain when it left one, thought while it held one fast all other realities failed.

— Rachel Field