My father was a soldier and my mother was a great mover. She once counted up how many places she had lived in during the first 25 years of her marriage and it came to 20. — Mary Wesley Copy Share Image
Unimaginative people are spared quite a lot. They're often much happier, because they don't go through all the variety of conceptions of the person… — Mary Wesley Copy Share Image
My first husband would never make up his mind in less than five years, so I used to get him to think that whatever… — Mary Wesley Copy Share Image
I was sent to a finishing school, which didn't last long when mother found out how badly chaperoned we were. Then I 'came out'… — Mary Wesley Copy Share Image
Imagination which comes into play in falling in love is different from any other. Certainly in my case, and I've fallen in love all… — Mary Wesley Copy Share Image
It seemed sensible to move to a market town where I could walk everywhere. — Mary Wesley Copy Share Image
They may turn out to be a great disappointment, or perhaps they may be full of enchanting surprises. — Mary Wesley Copy Share Image
I always read that men don't like intelligent girls, but I've always found the reverse. — Mary Wesley Copy Share Image
That image of the countryside being a threatening place still exists. People continue to resist the challenge of learning about aspects of life they… — Mary Wesley Copy Share Image
You know what it's like to persuade a pigheaded child to do something they don't want to. If they hear the same suggestion from… — Mary Wesley Copy Share Image
We're all like children. We may think we grow up, but to me, being grown up is death, stopping thinking, trying to find out… — Mary Wesley Copy Share Image
People try much less hard to make a marriage work than they used to fifty years ago. Divorce is easier. — Mary Wesley Copy Share Image
Writing Part of the Scenery has been a very different experience. I have been reminded of people and events, real and imaginary which have… — Mary Wesley Copy Share Image
