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 SmithTag: 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.
Tag: 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 SmithPerhaps 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 SmithTag: 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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