Churchill's Citadel Quotes

“Winston was born lots of fairies swooped down on his cradle gifts – imagination, eloquence, industry, ability, and then came a fairy who said ‘No one person has a right to so many gifts’, picked him up and gave him such a shake and twist that with all these gifts he was denied judgement and wisdom. And that is why while we delight to listen to him in this House we do not take his advice.92”
― Katherine Carter, Churchill's Citadel: Chartwell and the Gatherings Before the Storm

“Is there no grip, no driving force, no mental energy, no power of decision or design?”
― Katherine Carter, Churchill's Citadel: Chartwell and the Gatherings Before the Storm