Thoughts die and are buried in the silences between sentences.
Anne Morrow Lindbergh Quotes
Perhaps middle-age is, or should be, a period of shedding shells; the shell of ambition, the shell of material accumulations and possessions, the shell of the ego.
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| Birth: | 22nd June, 1906 |
| Death: | 7th February, 2001 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Author, Essayist, Pilot, Poet |
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Anne Morrow Lindbergh was born in Englewood, New Jersey. She was an American author, aviator, and the wife of fellow aviator Charles Lindbergh. She was an acclaimed author whose books and articles spanned the genres of poetry to non-fiction, touching upon topics as diverse as youth and age; love and marriage; peace, solitude and contentment, as well as the role of women in the 20th century.Lindbergh's Gift from the Sea is a popular inspirational book, reflecting on the lives of American women. After graduating from The Chapin School in New York City in 1924, Anne attended Smith College, from which she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1928. She received the Elizabeth Montagu Prize for her essay on women of the eighteenth century and Madame d'Houdetot, and the Mary Augusta Jordan Literary Prize for her fictional piece entitled "Lida Was Beautiful".
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