I am a restlessness inside a stillness inside a restlessness.
Dodie SmithDid you think of anything when Miss Marcy said Scoatney Hall was being re-opened? I thought of the beginning of Pride and Prejudice – where Mrs. Bennet says 'Netherfield Park is let a last.' And then Mr. Bennet goes over to call on the rich new owner.
Dodie SmithStichwörter: literature jane-austen pride-and-prejudice
Now, paper and pencils," said Miss Marcy, clapping her hands.
Writing paper is scarce in this house, and I had no intention of tearing sheets out of this exercise book, which is a superb sixpenny one the Vicar gave me. In the end, Miss Marcy took the middle pages out of her library record, which gave us a pleasant feeling that we were stealing from the government, and then we sat round the table and elected her chairman.
Stichwörter: humor government
We were restless for ages...After a while I heard an owl hooting and calmed myself by thinking of it flying over the dark fields – and then I remembered it would be pouncing on mice. I love owls, but I wish God had made them vegetarian.
Dodie SmithThere is something revolting about the way girls' minds so often jump to marriage long before they jump to love.
Dodie SmithStichwörter: marriage courtship
Perhaps watching someone you love suffer can teach you even more than suffering yourself can.
Dodie SmithI think it [religion] is an art, the greatest one; an extension of the communion all the other arts attempt.
Dodie SmithRose doesn’t like the flat country, but I always did – flat country seems to give the sky such a chance.
Dodie SmithStichwörter: beauty sky flat-country
I could look at stationers' shops forever and ever.
Dodie Smith...I have noticed that when things happen in one's imaginings, they never happen in one's life, so I am curbing myself.
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