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Reverend Curtis Hartman
A local schoolteacher who is known for her cold, unhappy demeanor. Kate lives with her aunt across from the Presbyterian Church of Winesburg. Reverend Hartman can see into Kate’s bedroom the church bell tower and the minister develops a sexually-fueled obsession with her that culminates in a spiritual epiphany when he sees her naked and praying. Kate has an emotional relationship with George Willard (her former student) which teeters on the edge of romance and confuses both of them due to their age gap and the frustration she feels at George’s perceived immaturity. She represents sexual confusion and temptation for both Hartman and George.
Kate Swift Quotes in Winesburg, Ohio
The Winesburg, Ohio quotes below are all either spoken by Kate Swift or refer to Kate Swift. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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17. The Teacher
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“If you are to become a writer you’ll have to stop fooling with words,” she explained. “It would be better to give up the notion of writing until you are better prepared. Now it’s time to be living. I don’t want to frighten you, but I would like to make you understand the import of what you think of attempting. You must not become a mere peddler of words. The thing to learn is to know what people are thinking about, not what they say.”
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19. An Awakening
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“There is a law for armies and for men too,” he muttered, lost in reflection. “The law begins with little things and spreads out until it covers everything. In every little thing there must be order…I must myself be orderly. I must learn that law. I must get myself into touch with something orderly and big that swings through the night like a star. In my little way I must begin to learn something, to give and swing and work with life, with the law.”
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Kate Swift Quotes in Winesburg, Ohio
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17. The Teacher
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“If you are to become a writer you’ll have to stop fooling with words,” she explained. “It would be better to give up the notion of writing until you are better prepared. Now it’s time to be living. I don’t want to frighten you, but I would like to make you understand the import of what you think of attempting. You must not become a mere peddler of words. The thing to learn is to know what people are thinking about, not what they say.”
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19. An Awakening
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“There is a law for armies and for men too,” he muttered, lost in reflection. “The law begins with little things and spreads out until it covers everything. In every little thing there must be order…I must myself be orderly. I must learn that law. I must get myself into touch with something orderly and big that swings through the night like a star. In my little way I must begin to learn something, to give and swing and work with life, with the law.”
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