“Sometimes the fresh load of guests would turn up before we had got rid of the previous group, and the chaos was indescribable; the house and garden would be dotted with poets, authors, artists, and playwrights arguing, painting, drinking, typing, and composing. Far from being the ordinary, charming people that Larry had promised, they all turned out to be the most extraordinary eccentrics who were so highbrow that they had difficulty in understanding one another.”
― My Family and Other Animals
― My Family and Other Animals
“If, when you read the fairy tale you say that you don’t believe, then I ask you, if you do not believe in something, how can you expect to find it?”
― The Secret of Stavewood
― The Secret of Stavewood
“I don't think all writers are sad, she said. I think it's the other way around- all sad people write.”
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“Are you discouraged by burdens that weigh heavily on your heart? The key to victory is found in the words you speak. You can bring yourself down by speaking negative words. Or you can let your own words pull you up... Go into your prayer closet and ask God to help you see things from His point of view...”
― I Am A Daughter of the Most High King: 30 Daily Declarations for Women
― I Am A Daughter of the Most High King: 30 Daily Declarations for Women
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