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There are two kinds of artists in this world; those that work because the spirit is in them, and they cannot be silent if they would, and those that speak from a conscientious desire to make apparent to others the

There are two kinds of artists in this world; those that work because the spirit is in them, and they cannot be silent if they would, and those that speak from a conscientious desire to make apparent to others the beauty that has awakened their own admiration.

Anna Katharine Green
Artist, Two, Desire
Anna Katharine Green (2016). “THE DETECTIVE EBENEZER GRYCE MYSTERIES – Complete Collection: 11 Mystery Novels in One Volume: New York Murder-Mysteries: The Leavenworth Case, A Strange Disappearance, The Mystery of the Hasty Arrow, Hand and Ring, That Affair Next Door, Lost Man’s Lane, The Circular Study, One of My Sons…”, p.701, e-artnow

There is no suffering like a child's, terrified by a secret which it dare not for some reason disclose.

Anna Katharine Green
Children, Secret, Suffering
Anna Katharine Green (2016). “THE CASES OF VIOLET STRANGE - Complete Mystery Collection: Whodunit Classics: The Golden Slipper, The Second Bullet, An Intangible Clue, The Grotto Spectre, The Dreaming Lady, The House of Clocks, Missing: Page Thirteen Violet's Own…”, p.197, e-artnow

The finger of suspicion never forgets the way it has once pointed.

Anna Katharine Green
Way, Never Forget, Fingers
Anna Katharine Green (2016). “The Leavenworth Case”, p.104, Anna Katharine Green

It was the smile which runs before a promise.

Anna Katharine Green
Running, Promise
Anna Katharine Green (2016). “The House of the Whispering Pines”, p.258, Anna Katharine Green

It would never do for me to lose my wits in the presence of a man who had none too many of his own.

Anna Katharine Green
Men, Intelligence, Wit
Anna Katharine Green (2003). “That Affair Next Door and Lost Man’s Lane”, p.18, Duke University Press

Though I have had no adventures, I feel capable of them.

Anna Katharine Green
Adventure, Feels, Capable
Anna Katharine Green (2003). “That Affair Next Door and Lost Man’s Lane”, p.27, Duke University Press

The very shadows seem to listen.

Anna Katharine Green
Shadow, Seems

faces deceive, and the loveliness of youth is not like the loveliness of age - an absolute mirror of the soul within.

Anna Katharine Green
Mirrors, Soul, Age
Anna Katharine Green (2016). “THE DETECTIVE EBENEZER GRYCE MYSTERIES – Complete Collection: 11 Mystery Novels in One Volume: New York Murder-Mysteries: The Leavenworth Case, A Strange Disappearance, The Mystery of the Hasty Arrow, Hand and Ring, That Affair Next Door, Lost Man’s Lane, The Circular Study, One of My Sons…”, p.2348, e-artnow

The hand will often reveal more than the countenance.

Anna Katharine Green
Hands, Countenance
Anna Katharine Green (2016). “THE DETECTIVE EBENEZER GRYCE MYSTERIES – Complete Collection: 11 Mystery Novels in One Volume: New York Murder-Mysteries: The Leavenworth Case, A Strange Disappearance, The Mystery of the Hasty Arrow, Hand and Ring, That Affair Next Door, Lost Man’s Lane, The Circular Study, One of My Sons…”, p.29, e-artnow

Do we fear suffering or apathy most? Is it from experience or the monotony of a commonplace existence that we quickest flee?

Anna Katharine Green
Suffering, Apathy, Existence
Anna Katharine Green (2016). “THE FORSAKEN INN (Gothic Mystery Classic): Historical Thriller: Intriguing Novel Featuring Dark Events Surrounding a Mysterious Murder”, p.47, e-artnow

He who steps on stones is glad to feel the smallest spray of moss beneath his feet.

Anna Katharine Green
Sympathy, Condolences, Feet

a woman with a secret may be a fascinating study, but she can never be a safe, nor even satisfactory, companion.

Anna Katharine Green
Secret, May, Safe
Anna Katharine Green (2016). “DETECTIVE MYSTERIES Premium Collection: 48 Thriller Novels & Detective Tales in One Volume: That Affair Next Door, Lost Man’s Lane, The Circular Study, The Mill Mystery, The Mystery of the Hasty Arrow, The Millionaire Baby, The Mayor’s Wife, The House of the Whispering Pines…”, p.712, e-artnow

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