I was learning that books and diagrams can be evil things if they deaden the mind of man and make him blind or cynical before subjection of any kind.
AGNES SMEDLEYFriendship is far more human.
More Agnes Smedley Quotes
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When I was a girl, the West was still young, and the law of force, of physical force, was dominant.
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Professors could silence me then; they had figures, diagrams, maps, books.
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But settled things were enemies to me and soon lost their newness and color. The unknown called.
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My mother listened to all the news from the camp during the strike.
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There’s something dreadfully decisive about a beheading.
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Like all my family and class, I considered it a sign of weakness to show affection; to have been caught kissing my mother would have been a disgrace, and to have shown affection for my father would have been a disaster.
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There are many men – such as those often to be found among the Indians – who are refined until they have qualities often attributed to the female sex. Yet they are men, and strong ones.
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The subjects treated were technical Marxist theories.
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To die would have been beautiful. But I belong to those who do not die for the sake of beauty.
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I shot, rode, jumped, and took part in all the fights of the boys.
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It was a technical Marxist subject and I did not understand it nor did I know what questions to ask.
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Friendship is far more human.
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I joined another circle and the leader gave us a little leaflet in very small print, asking us to read it carefully and then come prepared to ask questions.
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I have always detested the belief that sex is the chief bond between man and woman.
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I would not let it ruin me as it ruined others! I would speak only with money, hard money.
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