It is only following out nature. As a child, I never cared for things that girls usually do; dolls never possessed any charms for ...me. I couldn't see the sense of cuddling bits of porcelain with senseless faces; the only things I wanted were a jack-knife, a gimlet, and pieces of wood. My friends were horrified.... I sighed sometimes, because I was not like other girls, but wisely concluded that I couldn't help it, and sought further consolation from my tools.... I was famous for my kites; and my sleds were the envy and admiration of all the boys in town. I'm not surprised at what I've done. I'm only sorry I couldn't have had as good a chance as a boy, and have been put to my trade regularly.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
I would find by the edge of that water The collar-bone of a hare... Worn thin by the lapping of water, And pierce it through with a gimlet and stare At the old bitter world where they marry in churches....LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »