“I wondered whether mad people would be better off if their memories could be neatened up, or taken off the shelves on which they were stored and replaced with nicer ones, and if they'd be the same person then, or… — Michelle Cooper Copy Share Image
“When I was little, I longed and longed to be older, except now I can't recall what exactly it was that I most keenly… — Michelle Cooper Copy Share Image
“There’s a fine line between gossip and history, when one is talking about kings.” — Michelle Cooper Copy Share Image
“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife,' I… — Michelle Cooper Copy Share Image
“When I asked her what she'd thought of Pride and Prejudice, she only wondered aloud how anyone could have written a novel set in… — Michelle Cooper Copy Share Image
“I wondered whether mad people would be better off if their memories could be neatened up, or taken off the shelves on which they… — Michelle Cooper Copy Share Image
“Do you know what it is?' [Toby] said thoughtfully. 'It's that they haven't had anything really awful happen to them. No wonder they seem… — Michelle Cooper Copy Share Image
“The way she told it, the English counties are littered with aging spinsters who accidentally displayed a spark of intelligence at a debutante dance… — Michelle Cooper Copy Share Image
“Simon called you 'Machiavelli disguised as a debutante.'" "Gosh," I said, not sure whether to feel flattered or insulted.” — Michelle Cooper Copy Share Image
“She seemed to think reading was some sort of hobby, as opposed to being as necessary as breathing, sleeping, and eating.” — Michelle Cooper Copy Share Image
“And I’ll gaze across the chasm to the other side of the island, where I can still sometimes catch sight of a curly-haired urchin… — Michelle Cooper Copy Share Image
![“Do you know what it is?' [Toby] said thoughtfully. 'It's that they haven't had anything really awful happen to them. No wonder they seem so superficial and unfeeling.' It was certainly an interesting theory, ... [but] surely one didn't need to have suffered in order to possess empathy for those…” quote by Michelle Cooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/3f7/michelle-cooper-40904_books_do-you-know-what-it-is-toby-said-thought_2059673.jpg)
