Short Quotes - Author Margaret Anderson Showing 1 - 9 of 9 Add Quote I was as repelled by the French as I was attracted by their country. Margaret Anderson Country Upvote0 Self-preservation is the first responsibility. Margaret Anderson First Upvote0 In real love you want the other person's good. In romantic love you want the other person. Margaret Anderson Love Upvote0 Intellectuals are too sentimental for me. Margaret Anderson Intellectuals Upvote0 It is rarely that you see an American writer who is not hopelessly sane. Margaret Anderson American Upvote0 Life for me has been exactly what I thought it would be, a cake, which I have eaten and had too. Margaret Anderson Life Upvote0 My greatest enemy is reality. I have fought it successfully for thirty years. Margaret Anderson Enemy Upvote0 I have always fought for ideas - until I learned that it isn't ideas but grief, struggle, and flashes of vision which enlighten. Margaret Anderson Ideas Upvote0 I defied nothing at all. I ignored the law because I didn't know it existed. It didn't occur to me that anyone would want to curb my inspiration. Margaret Anderson Inspiration Upvote0