Money Quote by Anton Chekhov

“Though she hardly knew how to explain the matter even to herself, she was sure that there was at present a general heaving-up of…

— Anthony Trollope

“Also she went in for culture, which gave her a certain moral authority. It wouldn't now; but people believed, then, that culture could make…

— Margaret Atwood

“She hated to admit that money was the most serious difficulty. Knowing full well that it was important, she nevertheless rebelled at the unalterable…

— Nella Larsen

“But she did believe that the fundamentals of most people remained the same throughout their lifetimes. People who were generous usually remained generous, unless…

— Sarah Mayberry

“Was it worth saying that she was no longer going to do anything for anyone since it seemed to her that the more generous…

— Joanna Trollope

“She had learned that when people were bent on doing something they believed was a good deed, it was usually impossible to dissuade them.”

— Celeste Ng

“...she felt in her mind the consciousness that she was entitled to hold a higher rank from her merit, than the arbitrary despotism of…

— Walter Scott

“She would not be robbed of her ability to support herself, to do good work in the world, justly, compassionately.”

— Marge Piercy

“She was coming to learn that the true measure of a person's worth was how they treated a person when circumstances brought them to…

— Susan Anne Mason

The woman had a humble, cringing manner. Of course, she had discovered that, having neither money nor virtue, she had better be humble if…

— Jean Rhys

“To her, it was an article of faith: any woman with talent owes it to herself, and to her gender, to make the most…

— Martin Edwards

“She more than likely came from good enough people. Poor, honest, hard-working folks that never got ahead but did all right as long as…

— Steve Earle