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Katharine Butler Hathaway Quotes

A person needs at intervals to separate himself from family and companions and go to new places. He must go without familiars in order to be open to influences, to change.

A person needs at intervals to separate himself from family and companions and go to new places. He must go without familiars in order to be open to influences, to change.

Katharine Butler Hathaway
Adventure, Order, Needs
Katharine Butler Hathaway (1946). “The Journals and Letters of the Little Locksmith”

It is only by following your deepest instinct that you can lead a rich life, and if you let your fear of consequence prevent you from following your deepest instinct, then your life will be safe, expedient and thin.

Katharine Butler Hathaway
Inspirational, Happiness, Rich Life
Katharine Butler Hathaway (2000). “The Little Locksmith: A Memoir”, p.112, The Feminist Press at CUNY

I would sort out all the arguments and see which belonged to fear and which to creativeness. Other things being equal, I would make the decision which had the larger number of creative reasons on its side.

Katharine Butler Hathaway
Fear, Numbers, Creative
Katharine Butler Hathaway (2000). “The Little Locksmith: A Memoir”, p.14, The Feminist Press at CUNY

There is nothing better than the encouragement of a good old friend.

Katharine Butler Hathaway
Encouraging, Encouragement, Old Friends

The support of one's personality is friends. A part of one's self and a real foundation and existence.

Katharine Butler Hathaway
Real, Self, Personality
Katharine Butler Hathaway (1946). “The Journals and Letters of the Little Locksmith”

It is only by following your deepest instinct that you can lead a rich life.

Katharine Butler Hathaway
Rich Life, Rich, Instinct

If you realize too acutely how valuable time is, you are too paralyzed to do anything.

Katharine Butler Hathaway
Time, Memorable, Realizing
Katharine Butler Hathaway (1946). “The Journals and Letters of the Little Locksmith”

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