--- title: "1 Extraordinary Power Quotes By D.E. Stevenson" description: "1 Extraordinary Power quotes by D.E. Stevenson. Plus more from D.E. Stevenson and more Extraordinary Power sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/81c/d-e-stevenson-9903_arthur_she-might-or-might-not-have-an-imaginati_1920620.png" --- > [“She might or might not have "an imagination" (Arthur could not be sure of that), but she certainly had and extraordinary power of getting underneath people's skins. Without being conscious of it herself she was able to sum up a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/d-e-stevenson/she-might-or-might-not-have-an-imagination-arthur-could-not-be-sure/) [D.E. Stevenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/d-e-stevenson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/81c/d-e-stevenson-9903_arthur_she-might-or-might-not-have-an-imaginati_1920620.png) ## More by D.E. Stevenson > [“I can’t be doing with people that are not exactly what they seem.’ Mamie was”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/d-e-stevenson/i-can-t-be-doing-with-people-that-are-not-exactly-what-they-seem/) [D.E. Stevenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/d-e-stevenson/) > [“We agree that it is too late to think of visiting Cousin Ellen today – in fact if we do not hurry home we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/d-e-stevenson/we-agree-that-it-is-too-late-to-think-of-visiting-cousin-ellen-today/) [D.E. Stevenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/d-e-stevenson/) > [“Spend the afternoon with Miss H. looking over Bryan’s school clothes, and compile a large list of what he requires, which will probably have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/d-e-stevenson/spend-the-afternoon-with-miss-h-looking-over-bryan-s-school-clothes/) [D.E. Stevenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/d-e-stevenson/) > [“Some people’s elegance was only skin-deep, scrape off a little bit of the veneer and you got the real wood—common”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/d-e-stevenson/some-people-s-elegance-was-only-skin-deep-scrape-off-a-little-bit-of/) [D.E. Stevenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/d-e-stevenson/) > [“Why do I always want to appear more clever than I really am when Nora is anywhere about? Am much distressed at this discovery,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/d-e-stevenson/why-do-i-always-want-to-appear-more-clever-than-i-really-am-when-nora/) [D.E. Stevenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/d-e-stevenson/) > [To have all my dear ones together under one roof - that is all I ask of life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/d-e-stevenson/to-have-all-my-dear-ones-together-under-one-roof-that-is-all-i-ask-of/) [D.E. Stevenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/d-e-stevenson/) > [Prayer did not come easily to me for I always feel that prayer is a silent things, and opening of the heart. To ask…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/d-e-stevenson/prayer-did-not-come-easily-to-me-for-i-always-feel-that-prayer-is-a/) [D.E. Stevenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/d-e-stevenson/) > [“In the course of my wanderings I have started life anew in many places, and in every place the same thing happens: at first…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/d-e-stevenson/in-the-course-of-my-wanderings-i-have-started-life-anew-in-many/) [D.E. Stevenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/d-e-stevenson/) > [It is curious, isn't it, that things you know well never look dirty and dilapidated-other people's old furniture looks shabby and moth-eaten. “I would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/d-e-stevenson/it-is-curious-isn-t-it-that-things-you-know-well-never-look-dirty-and/) [D.E. Stevenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/d-e-stevenson/) > [“Anne could not explain. It was always difficult for Anne to explain things even when they were clear to herself, and in this case…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/d-e-stevenson/anne-could-not-explain-it-was-always-difficult-for-anne-to-explain/) [D.E. Stevenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/d-e-stevenson/) > [“As long as skies are blue and fields are green Evening must usher night, night urge the morrow, Month follow month with woe, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/d-e-stevenson/as-long-as-skies-are-blue-and-fields-are-green-evening-must-usher/) [D.E. Stevenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/d-e-stevenson/) > [“What fools the public were! They were exactly like sheep…thought Mr. Abbott sleepily…following each other’s lead, neglecting one book and buying another just because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/d-e-stevenson/what-fools-the-public-were-they-were-exactly-like-sheep-thought-mr/) [D.E. Stevenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/d-e-stevenson/) > [“but she told Aunt Bella everything else, and Aunt Bella listened enthralled. She nodded and sighed and asked the right questions in the right…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/d-e-stevenson/but-she-told-aunt-bella-everything-else-and-aunt-bella-listened/) [D.E. Stevenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/d-e-stevenson/) > [One need never be dull as long as one has friends to help, gardens to enjoy and books in the long winter evenings.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/d-e-stevenson/one-need-never-be-dull-as-long-as-one-has-friends-to-help-gardens-to/) [D.E. Stevenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/d-e-stevenson/) > [There is something very appealing about a room which one occupied as a child; it brings back one's childhood more vividly than anything else…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/d-e-stevenson/there-is-something-very-appealing-about-a-room-which-one-occupied-as/) [D.E. 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