Dodie Smith cytaty

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“I wanted so terribly to be good to him.”

Dodie Smith książka I Capture the Castle

“Still, looking through the old volumes was soothing, because thinking of the past made the present seem a little less real.”

Dodie Smith książka I Capture the Castle

“If you love people, you take them on trust.”

Dodie Smith książka I Capture the Castle

“Only half a page left now. Shall I fill it with 'I love you, I love you'-- like father's page of cats on the mat? No. Even a broken heart doesn't warrant a waste of good paper.”

Dodie Smith

“Cruel blows of fate call for extreme kindness in the family circle.”

Dodie Smith książka I Capture the Castle

“The Devil's out of fashion.”

Dodie Smith książka I Capture the Castle

“I think it [religion] is an art, the greatest one; an extension of the communion all the other arts attempt.”

Dodie Smith książka I Capture the Castle

“My imagination longs to dash ahead and plan developments; but I have noticed that when things happen in one's imaginings, they never happen in one's life, so I am curbing myself.”

Dodie Smith książka I Capture the Castle

“I have really sinned. I am going to pause now, and sit here on the mound repenting in deepest shame…”

Dodie Smith książka I Capture the Castle

“Americans do seem to say things which make the English notice England.”

Dodie Smith książka I Capture the Castle

“Thinking of death--strange, beautiful, terrible and a long way off--made me feel happier than ever.”

Dodie Smith książka I Capture the Castle

“… for I know I shall be interrupted-- I shall want to be, really, because life is too exciting to sit still for long.”

Dodie Smith książka I Capture the Castle

“Stew's so comforting on a rainy day.”

Dodie Smith książka I Capture the Castle

“I have found that sitting in a place where you have never sat before can be inspiring - I wrote my very best poem while sitting on the hen-house.”

Dodie Smith książka I Capture the Castle

“I found it quite easy to carry on a casual conversation it was as if my real feelings were down fathoms deep in my mind and what we said was just a feathery surface spray.”

Dodie Smith książka I Capture the Castle

“… surely I could give him--a sort of contentment…

That isn't enough to give. Not for the giver.”

Dodie Smith książka I Capture the Castle

“Certain unique books seem to be without forerunners or successors as far as their authors are concerned. Even though they may profoundly influence the work of other writers, for their creator they're complete, not leading anywhere.”

Dodie Smith książka I Capture the Castle

“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 Smith książka I Capture the Castle