Willa Cather Quote

Her secret? It is every artist's secret: passion. That is all. It is an open secret, and perfectly safe. Like heroism, it is inimitable to cheap materials.


The Song of the Lark (1915)


Her secret? It is every artist's secret: passion. That is all. It is an open secret, and perfectly safe. Like heroism, it is inimitable to cheap...

Her secret? It is every artist's secret: passion. That is all. It is an open secret, and perfectly safe. Like heroism, it is inimitable to cheap...

Her secret? It is every artist's secret: passion. That is all. It is an open secret, and perfectly safe. Like heroism, it is inimitable to cheap...

Her secret? It is every artist's secret: passion. That is all. It is an open secret, and perfectly safe. Like heroism, it is inimitable to cheap...