Rose Wilder Lane

Rose Wilder Lane (December 5, 1886 – October 30, 1968) was an American journalist, travel writer, novelist, and political theorist. She is noted (with Ayn Rand and Isabel Paterson) as one of the founders of the American libertarian movement.

Read more about Rose Wilder Lane:  Early Life, Early Career, Marriage and Divorce, Freelance Writing Career, Literary Collaboration, Journalism, The Discovery of Freedom, Later Years, Bibliography, In The Media

Famous quotes containing the words wilder lane, rose, wilder and/or lane:

    It was not seen that woman’s place was in the home until she began to go out of it; the statement was a reply to an unspoken challenge, it was attempted resistance to irresistible change.
    —Rose Wilder Lane (1886–1965)

    I am a rose of Sharon, a lily of the valleys. As a lily among brambles, so is my love among maidens. As an apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among young men. With great delight I sat in his shadow, and his fruit was sweet to my taste.
    Bible: Hebrew, Song of Solomon 2:1-3.

    It’s like the doctor was just telling me, “Delirium is a disease of the night.” Good night.
    —Billy Wilder (b. 1906)

    That way of life against which my generation rebelled had given us grim courage, fortitude, self-discipline, a sense of individual responsibility, and a capacity for relentless hard work.
    —Rose Wilder Lane (1886–1968)