When a reserved person once begins to talk, nothing can stop him; and he does not want to have to listen, until he has quite finished his unfamiliar exertion. — Phyllis Bottome Copy Share Image
A man whose every exertion is bent upon showing up the flaws in his wife's character must be at least partially responsible for some of them. — Phyllis Bottome Copy Share Image
Jane had that happy disposition which would like to imagine that every one really wishes the well-being of his neighbour and struggles, though sometimes… — Phyllis Bottome Copy Share
Neither situations nor people can be altered by the interference of an outsider. If they are to be altered, that alteration must come from… — Phyllis Bottome Copy Share
Every hen thinks she has laid the best egg! Can we not all believe as we choose? But the choice of others - what… — Phyllis Bottome Copy Share
If money had been the way to save the world, Christ himself would have been rich. — Phyllis Bottome Copy Share
When you know a person particularly well, you cannot escape their ruffled feelings. — Phyllis Bottome Copy Share
death ... is not a great affair! Think - it happens once only - to each of us - as birth does. What do… — Phyllis Bottome Copy Share
Taboos on the human heart are more dangerous than any risk we run by using our emotions. Sensation is the life of man; it… — Phyllis Bottome Copy Share
... one pets what one degrades; and one has to support what one has enfeebled — Phyllis Bottome Copy Share
Truth is no man's slave - but lies - what magnificent servants they make. — Phyllis Bottome Copy Share
All persecution is a sign of fear; for if we did not fear the power of an opinion different from our own, we should… — Phyllis Bottome Copy Share
Love comes into your being like a tidal wave ... sometimes it withdraws like a wave, till there isn't such a thing as a… — Phyllis Bottome Copy Share
