Margaret Forster > Quotes

“I don't like taking from anyone. I'd rather be a giver, though not for any worthy reason. It's about control, obviously. If I give, I control; if I take, I am controlled. If someone offers me something for free I am at once suspicious.”
― Margaret Forster, The Memory Box

“She smiled slightly as she continued to gaze at the passing scene: she was being a snob and delighting in it.”
― Margaret Forster, Lady's Maid