Any road is bound to arrive somewhere if you follow it far enough — Patricia Wentworth Bounds Copy Share Image
“Henry, for heaven's sake! You can't propose when I'm fainting!” — Patricia Wentworth Fainting Copy Share Image
Love and a cold cannot be hid. It is, I believe, a Spanish proverb. — Patricia Wentworth Believe Copy Share Image
It's surprising how soon you can get used to having money. It's much easier than getting used to not having it. — Patricia Wentworth Easier Copy Share Image
... the things that happened in your body were never as bad as the things that happened in your mind. — Patricia Wentworth Bad things Copy Share Image
There's a general consensus of opinion that people in love are apt to look silly -- except to each other. — Patricia Wentworth Consensus Copy Share Image
“Obstinacy is an impediment to the free exercise of thought. It paralyses the intelligence. Conclusions based upon preconceived ideas are valueless.” — Patricia Wentworth Fitness Copy Share Image
there are virtues which are very well in the abstract, but which, encountered in the flesh, can be a source of extreme… — Patricia Wentworth Abstract Copy Share Image
It is the man who is sure of himself who disregards the opinion of the world. To be sure is to have… — Patricia Wentworth Confidence Copy Share Image
A good many established writers seem to have the feeling that some day they are going to be found out, revealed as… — Patricia Wentworth Feelings Copy Share Image
Mary Stuart wrote, 'My end is in my beginning.' It is easier to agree with her than to decide what is the… — Patricia Wentworth Agree Copy Share Image
“It came home to him then that he was separated from the people round him -- not as yet by bolts and… — Patricia Wentworth Cain Copy Share Image
The fact is, for most of us, what happens to ourselves is so much more important than what happens to other people… — Patricia Wentworth Beam Copy Share Image
The fact is, people who don't have any misfortunes are very irritating to their neighbours. No opportunities for popping in with condolences… — Patricia Wentworth Condolences Copy Share Image
My dear father always said that when everybody had a telephone nobody would have any manners, because there wouldn't be time for… — Patricia Wentworth Courses Copy Share Image
“I told you she had an inconsequent mind. That's putting it much too mildly. When it comes to anything like evidence, she… — Patricia Wentworth Heart Copy Share Image
“I am extremely sorry to disturb you. I hope that you had not retired?" "I'm putting it off as long as possible.… — Patricia Wentworth Extremely Sorry Copy Share Image
I used to do miserably in English literature, which I thought was a sign of moral turpitude. As I look back on… — Patricia Wentworth Books Copy Share Image
“I think it is right that you should know I am here in the capacity of a private enquiry agent." If she… — Patricia Wentworth Fairy godmother Copy Share Image
“She was a little bit of a thing with a light untidy fluff of hair and a nose which went pink in… — Patricia Wentworth Time Copy Share Image
There is and always has been for me a peculiar need to write. This is very different from wanting to be a… — Patricia Wentworth Ability Copy Share Image
Too much information can be as disconcerting as too little. — Patricia Wentworth Data Copy Share Image
Money's a very serious thing - especially when you haven't got any. — Patricia Wentworth Especially Copy Share Image
A lie that is half a truth is ever the hardest to fight. — Patricia Wentworth Fighting Copy Share Image
it isn't good tactics to ask for something that you know will be refused. — Patricia Wentworth Asks Copy Share Image
When there is too much to say it is easier to say nothing at all. — Patricia Wentworth Easier Copy Share Image
Children want one thing at a time, and want that one thing passionately. — Patricia Wentworth Child Copy Share Image
One cannot withdraw from the life of the community. Injury to one member of it cannot fail to be the concern of… — Patricia Wentworth Community Copy Share Image
There is a country proverb which says, 'If you don't trouble trouble - trouble won't trouble you. — Patricia Wentworth Country Copy Share Image
I do not approve of children being beaten. It is always a confession of failure. — Patricia Wentworth Abuse Copy Share Image
if you cannot get what you want, common sense suggests that you should put your mind to wanting what you can get. — Patricia Wentworth Adaptability Copy Share Image
Things you can't understand are always the hardest to bear. To know why is the first step to consolation. — Patricia Wentworth Bears Copy Share Image
“Men could be drunk with pride, with passion, or with power. They could be drunken with hatred, or with the lust of… — Patricia Wentworth Drunken Copy Share Image
