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> [“Charity knew that she had to be up early in the morning. And she knew that a weepy, silly, ridiculously old-fashioned love story was not the thing to watch with a broken heart. Nevertheless, she watched. And wept. And was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-jane-howard/charity-knew-that-she-had-to-be-up-early-in-the-morning-and-she-knew/)

[Elizabeth Jane Howard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-jane-howard/)

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## More by Elizabeth Jane Howard

> [“Why do these big old country houses always have family portraits in the dining room? Do you really want to eat with someone's gloomy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-jane-howard/why-do-these-big-old-country-houses-always-have-family-portraits-in/)

[Elizabeth Jane Howard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-jane-howard/)

> [A rainy day is like a lovely gift -- you can sleep late and not feel guilty.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-jane-howard/a-rainy-day-is-like-a-lovely-gift-you-can-sleep-late-and-not-feel/)

[Elizabeth Jane Howard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-jane-howard/)

> [“Sex on a rainy afternoon is like getting all the gloom and wetness to go away for a while. And afterwards you don't even…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-jane-howard/sex-on-a-rainy-afternoon-is-like-getting-all-the-gloom-and-wetness-to/)

[Elizabeth Jane Howard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-jane-howard/)

> [I have lived my life in the slipstream of experience](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-jane-howard/i-have-lived-my-life-in-the-slipstream-of-experience/)

[Elizabeth Jane Howard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-jane-howard/)

> [“It seemed awful that the only things she knew about him were those that made him miserable.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-jane-howard/it-seemed-awful-that-the-only-things-she-knew-about-him-were-those/)

[Elizabeth Jane Howard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-jane-howard/)

> [“You can't oversleep if you don't make plans to wake up early.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-jane-howard/you-can-t-oversleep-if-you-don-t-make-plans-to-wake-up-early/)

[Elizabeth Jane Howard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-jane-howard/)

> [“Charity couldn't bring herself to cry on Lady Beddington's shoulder -- not until after she'd mopped up a plate or two of spaghetti with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-jane-howard/charity-couldn-t-bring-herself-to-cry-on-lady-beddington-s-shoulder/)

[Elizabeth Jane Howard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-jane-howard/)

> [“Sir Humphrey looked like a sleepy old hippo -- and when he yawned in that big, big, hippopotamus way Charity couldn't help doing likewise.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-jane-howard/sir-humphrey-looked-like-a-sleepy-old-hippo-and-when-he-yawned-in/)

[Elizabeth Jane Howard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-jane-howard/)

> [“Sir Humphrey's stories about Africa made Charity feel exactly like one of his stuffed trophy heads -- lifeless and glassy eyed. The only difference…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-jane-howard/sir-humphrey-s-stories-about-africa-made-charity-feel-exactly-like/)

[Elizabeth Jane Howard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-jane-howard/)

> [Holidays were invented so single women could overeat without feeling guilty.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-jane-howard/holidays-were-invented-so-single-women-could-overeat-without-feeling/)

[Elizabeth Jane Howard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-jane-howard/)

> [You can't run from feelings, Charity. You have to face them. Otherwise your future will look just like your past.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-jane-howard/you-can-t-run-from-feelings-charity-you-have-to-face-them-otherwise/)

[Elizabeth Jane Howard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-jane-howard/)

> [It's not a luxury if you can't do without it!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-jane-howard/it-s-not-a-luxury-if-you-can-t-do-without-it/)

[Elizabeth Jane Howard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-jane-howard/)

> [“What I like about limousines is they have tinted windows, so no-one can see if you're snogging in the back seat.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-jane-howard/what-i-like-about-limousines-is-they-have-tinted-windows-so-no-one/)

[Elizabeth Jane Howard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-jane-howard/)

> [“Men will consider deeply before they buy a tie or choose a meal; but when it comes to throwing aside their purpose in life,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-jane-howard/men-will-consider-deeply-before-they-buy-a-tie-or-choose-a-meal-but/)

[Elizabeth Jane Howard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-jane-howard/)

> [“She looked as though everything that she didn't like had happened to her.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-jane-howard/she-looked-as-though-everything-that-she-didn-t-like-had-happened-to/)

[Elizabeth Jane Howard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-jane-howard/)

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