“The person who tries to live alone will not succeed as a human being.”

— Pearl S. Buck, To My Daughters, With Love, 1967, "To You on Your First Birthday"

About Pearl S. Buck

1892 – 1973

American novelist, Nobel laureate in Literature (1938), author of "The Good Earth".

“The really brave man simply acts brave—he doesn't have to talk about it.”

“A man is educated and turned out to work. But a woman is educated — and turned out to grass.”

“Men and women should own the world as a mutual possession.”

“Do not try to live for ever. You will not succeed.”

“Success comes only to those who lead the life of endeavor.”

“Each of us lives only now, this brief instant.”

“Life is our dictionary.”

“Prosperity is the best protector of principle.”

“Get a bicycle. You will not regret it, if you live.”