“I mean loving the moon in the sky but leaving it there. Because even suppose you managed to bring it down, that would make the earth darker and not brighter, however good an idea it might have seemed when you… — Penelope Wilcock Copy Share Image
“If she put them to bed and left them, there would be pandemonium. Cecily would not stay in bed at all and romped gaily about the room, and Beth and Mary would begin to argue, starting with a simple remark like ‘Beth, I can’t get to sleep with you sniffing,’ and finishing with a general commotion of crying and quarrelling.… — Penelope Wilcock Copy Share
“Sometimes thoughts merely pass through a man's head without mishap, but sometimes they fall out of his mouth on the way through.” — Penelope Wilcock Copy Share Image
“I mean loving the moon in the sky but leaving it there. Because even suppose you managed to bring it down, that would make… — Penelope Wilcock Copy Share Image
“I simply wanted to remind you that a man without sleep, food and leisure is indistinguishable from a man without charity, patience or a… — Penelope Wilcock Copy Share Image