Olive Schreiner Quotes
Born: March 24, 1855
Olive Schreiner, a South African author and feminist thinker, profoundly explored the depths of love and human connection in her writings. Best known for her novel *The Story of an African Farm*, she championed the idea that authentic love transcends societal constraints, embracing equality and spiritual intimacy. Schreiner’s philosophy centered on the belief that true connection arises from vulnerability and mutual respect, not possession or duty. Her quotes resonate deeply because they speak to the universal longing for meaningful bonds, urging us to love freely and courageously. A trailblazer for women’s rights and emotional authenticity, Schreiner’s words remain a timeless guide for the heart.
Olive Schreiner Quotes (10)
"Everything has two sides - the outside that is ridiculous, and the inside that is solemn."
— Olive Schreiner"There was never a great man who had not a great mother."
— Olive Schreiner"Men are like the earth and we are the moon; we turn always one side to them, and they think there is no other, because they don't see it - but there is."
— Olive Schreiner"Perhaps the old monks were right when they tried to root love out; perhaps the poets are right when they try to water it. It is a blood-red flower, with the color of sin; but there is always the scent of a god about it."
— Olive Schreiner"It is finer to bring one noble human being into the world and rear it well... than to kill ten thousand."
— Olive Schreiner"Power! Did you ever hear of men being asked whether other souls should have power or not? It is born in them."
— Olive Schreiner"We were equals once when we lay new-born babes on our nurse's knees. We will be equal again when they tie up our jaws for the last sleep."
— Olive Schreiner"How hard it is to make your thoughts look anything but imbecile fools when you paint them with ink on paper."
— Olive Schreiner"No good work is ever done while the heart is hot and anxious and fretted."
— Olive Schreiner"Our fathers had their dreams; we have ours; the generation that follows will have its own. Without dreams and phantoms man cannot exist."
— Olive Schreiner