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> [I am an idle devil. But at least I work at it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-cresswell/i-am-an-idle-devil-but-at-least-i-work-at-it/)

[Helen Cresswell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helen-cresswell/)

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## More by Helen Cresswell

> [I am an idle devil. But at least I work at it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-cresswell/i-am-an-idle-devil-but-at-least-i-work-at-it/)

[Helen Cresswell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helen-cresswell/)

> [The only good reason for swimming, so far as I can see, is to escape drowning.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-cresswell/the-only-good-reason-for-swimming-so-far-as-i-can-see-is-to-escape/)

[Helen Cresswell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helen-cresswell/)

> [There are few more frustrating things in life than being told something that you already know but cannot admit to knowing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-cresswell/there-are-few-more-frustrating-things-in-life-than-being-told/)

[Helen Cresswell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helen-cresswell/)

> [I got born in the wrong family.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-cresswell/i-got-born-in-the-wrong-family/)

[Helen Cresswell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helen-cresswell/)

> [Machines are the opium of the masses. If all the machines in England were thrown into the North Sea tomorrow, we should be back…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-cresswell/machines-are-the-opium-of-the-masses-if-all-the-machines-in-england/)

[Helen Cresswell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helen-cresswell/)

> [“Further communication with her husband seemed hopeless. Between them yawned the chasm that divides those who have consumed champagne before breakfast from those who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-cresswell/further-communication-with-her-husband-seemed-hopeless-between-them/)

[Helen Cresswell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helen-cresswell/)

> [A sense of humor is regarded as a sign of mental health - apart from excessive punning, which is another matter entirely.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-cresswell/a-sense-of-humor-is-regarded-as-a-sign-of-mental-health-apart-from/)

[Helen Cresswell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helen-cresswell/)

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