The Complete Collection Quotes

“Do you think a woman of that age is attractive if she deals in subterfuges and evasions? Character," she added solemnly, "is a plant of slow growth, and the seeds must be planted early.”
― Jean Webster, The Complete Collection

“turn on a man, humiliate him, wound his pride, crush him under foot and think no more of the matter than if he had stepped on a worm. And”
― Jean Webster, The Complete Collection

“Oh, of course, if a man keeps his soul in a bandbox he can produce it immaculate in the end; but what’s a soul for if it’s not for use? He would much better live in the world with his fellow-men, and help them keep their souls clean, even at the risk of getting his own a little dusty.”
― Jean Webster, The Complete Collection

“It’s setting a pretty high value on his own soul. I should never rate mine as being worth a lifetime of effort.’ ‘I suppose a person’s soul is worth whatever price he chooses to set.”
― Jean Webster, The Complete Collection