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> [“They knew that you breathed and you slept and you worked, but they didn’t know that you read. Such a thing was beyond comprehension. They thought that in your spare time you sat and gazed into space, or looked at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-powell/they-knew-that-you-breathed-and-you-slept-and-you-worked-but-they/)

[Margaret Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-powell/)

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## More by Margaret Powell

> [“The language and the atmosphere there reminded me of Dante's Inferno.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-powell/the-language-and-the-atmosphere-there-reminded-me-of-dante-s-inferno/)

[Margaret Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-powell/)

> [“I used to wonder why... Mum kept having babies... that was the only pleasure poor people could afford . It cost nothing--at least at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-powell/i-used-to-wonder-why-mum-kept-having-babies-that-was-the-only/)

[Margaret Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-powell/)

> [“I remember saying to my mother, ‘Why do you have so many children? Is it hard to have children?’ And she said, ‘Oh, no.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-powell/i-remember-saying-to-my-mother-why-do-you-have-so-many-children-is-it/)

[Margaret Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-powell/)

> [“Well, every art requires appreciation, doesn't it? I mean people who paint, sculpt, or write books want an audience. that's the reason they're doing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-powell/well-every-art-requires-appreciation-doesn-t-it-i-mean-people-who/)

[Margaret Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-powell/)

> [“They knew that you breathed and you slept and you worked, but they didn’t know that you read. Such a thing was beyond comprehension.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-powell/they-knew-that-you-breathed-and-you-slept-and-you-worked-but-they/)

[Margaret Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-powell/)

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