Chasing Bright Medusas Quotes

“Here is the essence of Cather's far-reaching humanism: a reverence for the barbarous existence by beauty making civilization. Wherever humanity has made the hardest of all starts and lifted itself out of brutality, is a sacred spot. (refers to places like Mesa Cliff Dwellings in Colorado)”
― Benjamin Taylor, Chasing Bright Medusas: A Life of Willa Cather

“She was one of those people who was stingy without motive or reason even when they gain nothing from it. - Willa Cather”
― Benjamin Taylor, Chasing Bright Medusas: A Life of Willa Cather