Music in the Hills Quotes

“It is curious but true that those who make a habit of saying unkind things are often the most easily hurt and offended when their victims retaliate.”
― D.E. Stevenson, Music in the Hills

“The view down the valley was wide and free; the winding river, the rounded, rolling hills. The air sparkled so that it was a positive joy to breathe . . . and over the whole place there was a stillness, a peaceful sort of feeling; it was like the feeling one has when the words of a benediction have been uttered and have died away.”
― D.E. Stevenson, Music in the Hills

“She was like a person with too many clothes on, you know. She couldn't feel the warmth of the sun”
― D.E. Stevenson, Music in the Hills

“James still thought of Rhoda, though perhaps not quite so constantly as before. She was as far out of reach as the moon, and how foolish it was to keep crying for the moon!”
― D.E. Stevenson, Music in the Hills

“Leda was all wrapped up,” continued Mamie, appearing in the doorway with a large sack of meal and standing it up against the wall. “She was like a person with too many clothes on, you know. She couldn’t feel the warmth of the sun.” The sun poured down into the yard. The clean grey cobbles and the old, red-stone buildings reflected the warmth and seemed to bask happily in the golden rays. Lady Shaw felt them upon her back, warming, comforting, health-giving, so she understood. “Mamie,” she said. “I don’t know why you pretend to be stupid.” “I don’t pretend,” replied Mamie. “I was always the stupid one of the family—no good at lessons or anything. Caroline and Jean were clever, and Harriet was the cleverest of all. If you have three clever sisters you know exactly where you are. I used to be rather unhappy about it, but not now. Jock likes me as I am.” Lady Shaw had seated herself upon the edge of an old red-stone drinking-trough; she seemed in no hurry to go, and Mamie was never in a hurry. Mamie always had leisure for her friends. In most houses nowadays (thought Lady Shaw) there was a feeling of unease. Time marched on and everybody ran madly to keep up with it; even pleasure was taken at a gallop. Yet what pleasure was there that could”
― D.E. Stevenson, Music in the Hills

“In most houses nowadays (thought Lady Shaw) there was a feeling of unease. Time marched on and everybody ran madly to keep up with it; even pleasure was taken at a gallop.”
― D.E. Stevenson, Music in the Hills

“James thought he might learn from Daniel how to be alone and yet not lonely, how to be self-sufficient. One must not become selfish of course (Daniel was not selfish), but it would be a useful lesson to learn how to find happiness inside oneself.”
― D.E. Stevenson, Music in the Hills

“You’re a success because you’ve done what you meant to do. You’re a success by your own standard and it’s your own standard that matters.”
― D.E. Stevenson, Music in the Hills

“she was a good person to confide in because she didn’t make silly suggestions as to what you should do or shouldn’t do, she just listened.”
― D.E. Stevenson, Music in the Hills

“I can’t be doing with people that are not exactly what they seem.’ Mamie was”
― D.E. Stevenson, Music in the Hills

“No more was said. Mrs. Dunne had dropped her poison and was quite content. Mrs. Johnstone might pretend to be dense, but she was not as dense as all that, and even if the poison did not work very quickly its effect would not be entirely lost. Someday something might happen and Mrs. Johnstone would remember what she had said. Mrs. Dunne hated the Bells. Nothing would please her better than to see the Bells discredited, to watch them packing up and leaving Mureth. If she could accomplish that she would be happy, or so she thought. She hated all the Bell family, but Daisy was the worst, for Daisy was not only young and pretty, she was clever too. Daisy had discovered Mrs. Dunne’s vulnerable points and enjoyed pricking her where the pricks would hurt… and Mrs. Dunne, who liked hurting other people and making them squirm, disliked being hurt herself. It is curious but true that those who make a habit of saying unkind things are often the most easily hurt and offended when their victims retaliate.”
― D.E. Stevenson, Music in the Hills