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About Eleanor H. Porter

Eleanor H. Porter was American novelist known for writing pollyanna and just david. Eleanor Emily Hodgman Porter was an American novelist. She was best known as the creator of the Pollyanna series of books, starting with Pollyanna (1913), which were a popular phenomenon. Read more on Wikipedia →

Themes

  • Friendship — Celebrating the bonds of loyalty, trust, and companionship

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“Hold up to him his better self his real self that can dare and do and win out. ... People radiate what is in their minds and in their hearts.”
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“What men and women need is encouragement. ... Instead of always harping on a man's faults tell him of his virtues. Try to pull him out of his rut of bad habits.”
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“Beware of the danger signals that flag problems: silence secretiveness or sudden outburst.”
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