Every Englishman is an average Englishman: it is a national characteristic. — E. M. Delafield Copy Share Image
Inequalities of Fate very curious. Should like, on this account, to believe in Reincarnation. — E. M. Delafield Copy Share Image
There is a certain strong sense of inner conviction that strikes, with a pang as that of birth, through the very soul, and which… — E. M. Delafield Copy Share Image
Always remember, me dear, whether you're listening to a tale or telling one: Every penny piece that's struck has two sides to it. — E. M. Delafield Copy Share Image
People in England who do not like gardening are very few, and of the few there are, many do not own to it, knowing… — E. M. Delafield Copy Share Image
Does not a misplaced optimism exist, common to all mankind, leading on to false conviction that social engagements, if dated sufficiently far ahead, will… — E. M. Delafield Copy Share Image
The best and most popular novelists do not, as a rule, have children in their books at all, and this is wise. Parents are… — E. M. Delafield Copy Share Image
Are modern children going to revolt against being modern, and if so, what form will reaction of modern parents take? — E. M. Delafield Copy Share Image
Am sorry to note that abuse and condemnation of a common acquaintance often constitutes very strong bond of union between otherwise uncongenial spirits. — E. M. Delafield Copy Share Image
Every Englishman is an average Englishman: it is a national characteristic. — E. M. Delafield Copy Share Image
A child with an intense capacity for feeling can suffer to a degree that is beyond any degree of adult suffering, because imagination, ignorance,… — E. M. Delafield Copy Share Image
Most Englishmen are convinced that God is an Englishman, probably educated at Eton. — E. M. Delafield Copy Share Image
