Henry Beston Quotes


Poor body, time and the long years were the first tailors to teach you the merciless use of clothes. Though some scold today because you are too much seen, to my mind, you are not seen fully enough or often enough when you are beautiful.


Citations

Beston, Henry. The Outermost House: A Year of Life on the Great Beach of Cape Cod. Doubleday, Doran & Company, 1928, p. 195.

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  • Born: June 1, 1888
  • Died: April 15, 1968
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Writer

Henry Beston was an American writer and naturalist, best known as the author of The Outermost House, written in 1928.