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One of Ours
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"One of Ours" Quotes

A young man finds purpose and fulfillment in the midst of World War I.

Quotes

There's no such thing as a golden age, every age is golden if you have good luck.

Willa Cather

optimism

You can't help it. It's in the air. You can't help being an American. You can't help liking a good fight when it's coming to you.

Willa Cather

patriotismidentity

She thought she knew all about love; and she did know about loyalty, and self-sacrifice, and unexacting devotion.

Willa Cather

loveloyalty

He loved the land no matter who owned it. He loved the land no matter what use other people made of it.

Willa Cather

naturelove

It's hard to like a person who has a lot of money, when you have none yourself.

Willa Cather

social class

But the world is full of willing people; some willing to work, the rest willing to let them.

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work ethicsociety

It's queer how out of touch with truth women are. They live in a world of their own, and there has never been anything like it, and never can be.

Willa Cather

gendertruth

The world is wonderful, and life is wonderful, and we know nothing of it. We are like children in a park, looking for things to amuse us.

Willa Cather

wonderlife

The older she gets, the more she thinks she can take care of herself, and the less she can.

Willa Cather

agingindependence

He had been lonely a long time and he had forgotten what people were like.

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loneliness