Anzia Yezierska

Quotes

• “Give a beggar a dime and he’ll bless you. Give him a dollar and he’ll curse you for withholding the rest of your fortune. Poverty is a bag with a hole at the bottom.”

• “Until America can release the heart as well as train the hand of the immigrant, he would forever remain driven back upon himself, corroded by the very richness of the unused gifts within his soul.”

• “Every breath I drew was a breath of fear, every shadow a stifling shock, every footfall struck on my heart like the heavy boot of the Cossack.”

• “The world is a wheel always turning.”

• “Art should be free, like sunlight and beauty. The only compensation for the artist is the chance to feed hungry hearts.”

Books by Anzia Yezierska in order

Books by Anzia Yezierska in the order they were published, from Hungry Hearts (1920) to Red Ribbon on a White Horse (1950).

1. 1Hungry HeartsHungry Hearts1920
   What's in it (10)

   • Wings
   • Hunger
   • The Lost "Beautifulness
   • The Free Vacation House
   • The Miracle
   • Where Lovers Dream
   • Soap and Water
   • The Fat of the Land
   • My Own People
   • How I Found America
2. 2Children of LonelinessChildren of Loneliness1923
3. 3Salome of the TenementsSalome of the Tenements1923
4. 4Bread GiversBread Givers1925
5. 5Arrogant BeggarArrogant Beggar1927
6. 6All I Could Never BeAll I Could Never Be1932
7. 7Red Ribbon on a White HorseRed Ribbon on a White Horse1950
8. 8How I Found AmericaHow I Found America
   What's in it (3)

   • Hungry Hearts
   • Children of Loneliness
   • Uncollected Stories
9. 9The Open CageThe Open Cage