--- title: "4 Margaret Prescott Montague Quotes - Famous Novelist (Twenty Minutes of Reality)" description: "Margaret Prescott Montague was an American short story writer, and novelist. Her middle name is sometimes attributed as Preston before changing to Presc..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b016/author-margaret-prescott-montague-63452.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Margaret Prescott Montague](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b016/author-margaret-prescott-montague-63452.jpg) # Margaret Prescott Montague (1878–1955) Novelist United States **4** quotes in **66** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Margaret Prescott Montague was a novelist from the United States, best known for *Twenty Minutes of Reality*. ## Quick Facts About Margaret Prescott Montague Born November 29, 1878 Died September 26, 1955 Nationality United States Profession Novelist Notable works Twenty Minutes of Reality ## About Margaret Prescott Montague Margaret Prescott Montague was an American short story writer, and novelist. Her middle name is sometimes attributed as Preston before changing to Prescott. ## Awards & Honors O. Henry Award ## Quotes by Margaret Prescott Montague > [Convalescence is a sort of grown-up rebirth, enabling us to see life with a fresh eye.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-prescott-montague/convalescence-is-a-sort-of-grown-up-rebirth-enabling-us-to-see-life/) Margaret Prescott Montague [Convalescence](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/convalescence/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/32e/margaret-prescott-montague-665_convalescence_convalescence-is-a-sort-of-grown-up-rebi_517977.jpg) > [Doubtless almost any intense emotion may open our 'inward eye' to the beauty of reality. Falling in love appears to do it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-prescott-montague/doubtless-almost-any-intense-emotion-may-open-our-inward-eye-to-the/) Margaret Prescott Montague [Artistic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/artistic/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df0/margaret-prescott-montague-665_artistic_doubtless-almost-any-intense-emotion-may_1606087.jpg) > [The beauty is forever there before us, forever piping to us, and we are forever failing to dance. We could not help…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-prescott-montague/the-beauty-is-forever-there-before-us-forever-piping-to-us-and-we-are/) Margaret Prescott Montague [Abandonment](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/abandonment/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/00d/margaret-prescott-montague-665_abandonment_the-beauty-is-forever-there-before-us-fo_2226562.jpg) > [Once out of all the gray days of my life I have looked into the heart of reality; I have witnessed the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-prescott-montague/once-out-of-all-the-gray-days-of-my-life-i-have-looked-into-the-heart/) Margaret Prescott Montague [Beautiful](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/beautiful/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/468/margaret-prescott-montague-665_beautiful_once-out-of-all-the-gray-days-of-my-life_2511199.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-prescott-montague/#itemlist", "name": "Margaret Prescott Montague Quotes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Convalescence is a sort of grown-up rebirth, enabling us to see life with a fresh eye.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Margaret Prescott Montague" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-prescott-montague/convalescence-is-a-sort-of-grown-up-rebirth-enabling-us-to-see-life/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/32e/margaret-prescott-montague-665_convalescence_convalescence-is-a-sort-of-grown-up-rebi_517977.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/32e/margaret-prescott-montague-665_convalescence_convalescence-is-a-sort-of-grown-up-rebi_517977.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/32e/margaret-prescott-montague-665_convalescence_convalescence-is-a-sort-of-grown-up-rebi_517977.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Convalescence is a sort of grown-up rebirth, enabling us to see life with a fresh eye.” — Margaret Prescott Montague", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Doubtless almost any intense emotion may open our 'inward eye' to the beauty of reality. 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