A collection of quotes by Martha Gellhorn on sex, war, travel, dignity, politics, war, life, love, hate, marriage, survival, relationships, fate, society, injustice and heart.
32 Great Martha Gellhorn Quotes That Will Ignite A Sense Of Self-Worth In You
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Journalist & Writer
‘I followed war wherever I could reach it’ perfectly explains Martha Gellhorn as the greatest war correspondent of the 20th century. Wife of the famous poet Ernest Hemingway, Martha Gellhorn was an American novelist, travel writer, and journalist, who covered and reported every major world conflict that took place during her 60-year journalistic career. Her life was exciting and she travelled around the globe, and gave a first-hand glimpse of war. A ‘John Burrough School’ pass out, Gellhorn left her graduation midway to pursue career as a journalist. Gellhorn used her observation and communication skills to pen the effect of ‘Great Depression’ and thus became one of the major contributors to American history. Gellhorn’s career as a war correspondent began when she covered ‘Spanish Civil War’. Thereafter, Gellhorn covered all the major wars in her lifetime until her health deteriorated considerably. Although best known for her ground-breaking journalism, Gelllhorn was an accomplished fiction writer and penned about five novels, fourteen novellas and two collections of short stories that were inspired by her prodigious travels. Gellhorn left behind a rich collection of thoughts and quotations covering various topics and issues. These quotes and sayings by Martha Gellhorn would give you a new perception to life and living.