“I had hardly ever seen Great Granny Webster at that time, and yet her feelings interested me. She was little more to me than the silhouette of a formidable old woman dressed in black who appeared occasionally at family gatherings… — Caroline Blackwood Copy Share Image
“She took one of her poodle's charcoal biscuits out of the packet and ate it herself. 'Either these are quite delicious or quite disgusting.… — Caroline Blackwood Copy Share Image
“When one was with her she could almost persuade one that there was something cowardly and despicable in any emotional dodging, in any refusal to experience every single blow that life could deal one, head-on. She could make one feel that there was an almost super-human courage in the way she was not frightened to admit that the only thing… — Caroline Blackwood Copy Share
“Aunt Lavinia always had a near-religious belief that it was wicked to inflict one's personal despair on others. Any display of self-pity or self-dissatisfaction… — Caroline Blackwood Copy Share Image
“As you get older no doubt you'll change automatically, just like I did. You will learn all the tricks. You will dress much better,… — Caroline Blackwood Copy Share Image
“She was playing with semantics. I felt certain that she understood the word “tip” in English. She enjoyed pretending that she thought I wanted… — Caroline Blackwood Copy Share Image
“I had hardly ever seen Great Granny Webster at that time, and yet her feelings interested me. She was little more to me than… — Caroline Blackwood Copy Share Image
“There is really nothing more unattractive than the sight of a young woman displaying a repulsive amount of arm.” — Caroline Blackwood Copy Share Image
“Great Granny Webster seemed to hate colours. Almost everything she owned was either black or dark brown.” — Caroline Blackwood Copy Share Image
