“I used to wonder why... Mum kept having babies... that was the only pleasure poor people could afford . It cost nothing--at least at the time when you were actually making the children. The fact that it would cost you… — Margaret Powell Copy Share Image
“I remember saying to my mother, ‘Why do you have so many children? Is it hard to have children?’ And she said, ‘Oh, no. It’s as easy as falling off a log.’ You see that was the only pleasure poor… — Margaret Powell Copy Share Image
“The language and the atmosphere there reminded me of Dante's Inferno.” — Margaret Powell Copy Share Image
“I used to wonder why... Mum kept having babies... that was the only pleasure poor people could afford . It cost nothing--at least at… — Margaret Powell Copy Share Image
“I remember saying to my mother, ‘Why do you have so many children? Is it hard to have children?’ And she said, ‘Oh, no.… — Margaret Powell Copy Share Image
“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… — Margaret Powell Copy Share Image
“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.… — Margaret Powell Copy Share Image
