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Susanna Moodie, the British author and pioneer, chronicled her experiences as a settler in Canada with honesty and insight, offering a firsthand account of the challenges and triumphs of life on the frontier. Through works such as "Roughing it in the Bush," Moodie shed light on the harsh realities of colonial life while also celebrating the resilience and spirit of early Canadian settlers. Her writings remain an important part of Canadian literary history, providing valuable perspectives on the country's past and identity.
"Nature, reason, and Christianity recognize no other. Pride may say Nay; but Pride was always a liar, and a great hater of the truth."
"I have no wish for a second husband. I had enough of the first. I like to have my own way to lie down mistress, and get up master."
"Ah, Hope! what would life be, stripped of thy encouraging smiles, that teach us to look behind the dark clouds of today, for the golden beams that are to gild the morrow."
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