Fanny Fern

180px|thumb|Fanny Fern (1866) Fanny Fern (born Sara Payson Willis; 9 July 1811 – 10 October 1872) was an American novelist, children's writer, humorist, and newspaper columnist in the 1850s to 1870s. Fern's popularity has been attributed to her conversational style and sense of what mattered to her mostly middle-class female readers. Quotes Well, it is humiliation reflection, that the straightest road to a man's heart is through his palate. 1854, Fern Leaves from Fanny's Portfolio, Second series, Hungry Husbands. Often quoted as The way to a man's heart is through his stomach. Also quoted in Chambers dictionary of Quotations, p. 321 External links Fern,+Fanny Fanny Fern Chambers Dictionary of Quotations, Chambers Publications, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, 2005 Category:1811 births Category:1872 deaths Category:Humorists from the United States Category:Children's authors Category:Journalists from Maine Category:Columnists from the United States Category:Novelists from Maine Category:Women journalists from the United States Category:Women authors from the United States Category:Women born in the 19th century