Olivia Manning

“Looking at Sophie's well developed bosom, Harriet felt at a disadvantage. Perhaps Sophie's shape would not last. but it was enviable while…

— Olivia Manning

“A man is made by his circumstances", said Guy. "If you want to change him, you must change his circumstances.”

— Olivia Manning

“Was there any more repellent sight, Harriet wondered, than a silly, self-centred, greedy woman clad in the skin of a beast so…

— Olivia Manning

“... freedom is the knowledge of necessity and there is no wealth but life. When you understand that you understand everything.”

— Olivia Manning

“A man is made by his circumstances... If you want to change him, change his circumstances.”

— Olivia Manning

“Great fear can cast love out.”

— Olivia Manning

“Together they owned the large, flamboyant Doctor Beltado. They might ignore him, they might even despise him, but no one else was…

— Olivia Manning

“an age of chivalry as outmoded as honour, as obsolete as truth.”

— Olivia Manning