The human heart dares not stay away too long from that which hurt it most. There is a return journey to anguish that few of us are released from making. – Lillian Smith
Faith and doubt both are needed – not as antagonists, but working side by side to take us around the unknown curve. – Lillian Smith
When you stop learning, stop listening, stop looking and asking questions, always new questions, then it is time to die. – Lillian Smith
The lack of belief is a defect that ought to be concealed when it cannot be overcome. – Lillian Smith
Man, born of woman, has found it a hard thing to forgive her for giving him birth. The patriarchal protest against the ancient matriarch has borne strange fruit through the years. – Lillian Smith
Education is a private matter between the person and the world of knowledge and experience, and has little to do with school or college. – Lillian Smith
We need not feel ashamed of flirting with the zodiac. The zodiac is well worth flirting with. – Lillian Smith
To believe in something not yet proved and to underwrite it with our lives: it is the only way we can leave the future open. – Lillian Smith
