Quote by: Gertrude Atherton

Authors are far closer to the truths enfolded in mystery than ordinary people, because of that very audacity of imagination which irritates their plodding critics. As only those who dare to make mistakes succeed greatly, only those who shake free the wings of their imagination brush, once in a way, the secrets of the great pale world. If such writers go wrong, it is not for the mere brains to tell them so


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Author Bio


  • NameGertrude Atherton
  • DescriptionNovelist, short story writer
  • BornOctober 30, 1857
  • DiedJune 14, 1948
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionNovelist; Writer