The Light Heart Quotes

“It is always the Germans who cause the trouble, what is it about Germans that they must molest and oppress?..." "They have never been civilized," said Sosthene..."They were never conquered by Roman. They remain barbarians." Phoebe stared at him. It was a viewpoint... "One is perhaps inclined to forget that even here in Britain that were four hundred years of the Pax Romana," he said gently. "In Germany, no -- only the Vandals and the Goths. Every so often they burst out. It is in the breed.”
― Elswyth Thane, The Light Heart

“What do you want me to say?” she asked.
“Whatever you like, in heaven’s name!” he told her firmly. “Will you do that for me? Will you always utter whatever comes into your funny little head, and trust me to make some sort of intelligent guess at what you mean and what the answer is?”
― Elswyth Thane , The Light Heart