No matter how old a mother is, she watches her middle-aged children for signs of improvement.
Florida Scott-Maxwell Quotes
My kitchen linoleum is so black and shiny that I waltz while I wait for the kettle to boil. This pleasure is for the old who live alone.
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| Birth: | 14th September, 1883 |
| Death: | 6th March, 1979 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Author, Playwriter, Psychologist |
About
Florida Pier grew up in Pittsburgh, then moved to New York at age 15 to become an actress. In 1910 she married John Scott Maxwell and moved to her husband's native Scotland, where she worked for women's suffrage and as a playwright. The couple divorced in 1929 and she moved to London. In 1933 she studied Jungian psychology under Carl Jung and practised as an analytical psychologist in both England and Scotland. She died in Exeter, England. Her most famous book is The Measure of My Days.
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