“This book is lovingly dedicated to Zona Gale whose appreciation, encouragement and helpful criticism have so heartened me.”

Publicly credits a fellow writer’s support as courage for the book · Dedication, An Autumn Love Cycle (1928)

• Criticism
• Encouragement
• Friendship

“If I might ask of some fairy godmother special favors, one would sure be for a clearing space, elbow room in which to think and write and live beyond the reach of the Wolf's fingers.”

Expressing the need for protected space in which creativity can survive · Autobiographical statement published in Opportunity, July 1927

• Art
• Solitude
• Time

“Then came drama. I was persuaded to try it and found it a living avenue.”

Describing drama as an immediate and vital creative path · Autobiographical statement published in Opportunity, July 1927

• Art