Ruth Stone Quotes

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If I heard a girl crying help
I would go to save her;
But you hardly ever hear those words.
Dear children, you must try to say
Something when you are in need.
Don't confuse hunger with greed;
And don't wait until you are dead.

Ruth Stone

Ruth Stone

Ruth Stone

Born: June 8, 1915

Died: November 19, 2011 (aged 96)

Bio: Ruth Stone was an American poet, author, and teacher.

Known for:

In the Next Galaxy (2002)
What Love Comes To (2008)
Ordinary Words (1999)
Second-hand Coat: Poems New and Selected (1987)
In the Dark (2004)

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