We were impelled to remain loyal for a while to the memory of Penny. It was a form of the old fashioned custom of going into mourning. It is not a question of going around with a long face. It… — Derek Tangye Copy Share Image
The pleasure and sadness of youth is that the speed of its passing is never thought about; and so you say that you will do this or that in a year, in five years, only to wake up one morning… — Derek Tangye Copy Share Image
I do not mind having imaginary conversations with animals who are part of my life. The comfort of talking to one at a time… — Derek Tangye Copy Share Image
How do you summon up courage to dismiss a cat who is paying you a compliment of sitting on your lap? — Derek Tangye Copy Share Image
The art of a news reporter is to learn how to lull a victim, because all good reporters are confidence tricksters in embryo. — Derek Tangye Copy Share Image
His markings, month by month, became more beautiful, lines of autumn bracken colours with shapes which reminded me of currents on a quiet sea.… — Derek Tangye Copy Share Image
A cat has to be in a very bad mood if a human cannot coax him to purr. — Derek Tangye Copy Share Image
We were impelled to remain loyal for a while to the memory of Penny. It was a form of the old fashioned custom of… — Derek Tangye Copy Share Image
The pleasure and sadness of youth is that the speed of its passing is never thought about; and so you say that you will… — Derek Tangye Copy Share Image
