John Smith Phelps

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    “I learned early in life that you get places by having the right enemies.”
    —Bishop John Spong (b. 1931)

    “Why does my Muse only speak when she is unhappy?
    She does not, I only listen when I am unhappy
    When I am happy I live and despise writing
    For my Muse this cannot but be dispiriting.”
    —Stevie Smith (1902–1971)

    “It is impossible to forget the sense of dignity which marks the hour when one becomes a wage-earner.... I felt that I had suddenly acquired value—to myself, to my family, and to the world.”
    —Elizabeth Stuart Phelps (1844–1911)