The bitterest creature under heaven is the wife who discovers that her husband's bravery is only bravado, that his strength is only a uniform, that his power is but a gun in the hands of a fool.
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About Pearl S. Buck
Pearl S. Buck was a 19th-century American writer. Pearl Comfort Sydenstricker Buck was an American writer and humanitarian. She is best known for The Good Earth, the best-selling novel in the United States in 1931 and 1932, which won her the Pulitzer Prize in 1932. Read more on Wikipedia →
Themes
- Power — The dynamics of influence, authority, and leadership