“They knew that you breathed and you slept and you worked, but they didn’t know that you read. Such a thing was beyond comprehension. They thought that in your spare time you sat and gazed into space, or looked at… — Margaret Powell Copy Share Image
“The language and the atmosphere there reminded me of Dante's Inferno.” — Margaret Powell Copy Share Image
“I used to wonder why... Mum kept having babies... that was the only pleasure poor people could afford . It cost nothing--at least at… — Margaret Powell Copy Share Image
“I remember saying to my mother, ‘Why do you have so many children? Is it hard to have children?’ And she said, ‘Oh, no.… — Margaret Powell Copy Share Image
“Well, every art requires appreciation, doesn't it? I mean people who paint, sculpt, or write books want an audience. that's the reason they're doing… — Margaret Powell Copy Share Image
“They knew that you breathed and you slept and you worked, but they didn’t know that you read. Such a thing was beyond comprehension.… — Margaret Powell Copy Share Image
