Nancy Loe > Nancy's Quotes

“What did I tell you, Fanny, about air-raids not killing people. Here we are, right as rain. My bed simply went through the floor, Plon-plon and I went on it, most comfortable.”
― Nancy Mitford, The Pursuit of Love

“She was dressed in pale green, and a gold ribbon bound back her dark, straight hair like a crown.”
― F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Sensible Thing

“Wrapped in her mink bedspread, she would lie all day with her puppy beside her, reading fairy stories.”
― Nancy Mitford, The Pursuit of Love

“Reader's Bill of Rights

1. The right to not read

2. The right to skip pages

3. The right to not finish

4. The right to reread

5. The right to read anything

6. The right to escapism

7. The right to read anywhere

8. The right to browse

9. The right to read out loud

10. The right to not defend your tastes”
― Daniel Pennac