“Some people’s elegance was only skin-deep, scrape off a little bit of the veneer and you got the real wood—common” — D.E. Stevenson Beauty Copy Share Image
“A fat, stolid young man came forward to serve us. "A drinking trough for a dog. Yes, Moddam. Would you prefer a… — D.E. Stevenson Dog Copy Share Image
“From his earliest days William Ayrton’s ambition had been to become a landed gentleman and to found a family. To modern ears… — D.E. Stevenson Ambition Copy Share Image
“That was *not* a joke, she said in mock disapproval. So you have no business to laugh. It is very sad when… — D.E. Stevenson Business Copy Share Image
“In the course of my wanderings I have started life anew in many places, and in every place the same thing happens:… — D.E. Stevenson Life Copy Share Image
“Children are ruthless because they have not learned pity, they are inconsiderate because they have never experienced pain. When Philip had written… — D.E. Stevenson Children Copy Share Image
“When Nell had undressed and put out the light she opened the window wide and lay looking out at the stars …… — D.E. Stevenson Moon Copy Share Image
“She might or might not have "an imagination" (Arthur could not be sure of that), but she certainly had and extraordinary power… — D.E. Stevenson Copy Share Image
Few of us have the necessary unselfishness to hear with gladness the talents of others extolled or to listen with patience to… — D.E. Stevenson Copy Share Image
“The storyteller has always been a valuable member of society. Even in prehistoric times when men hunted wild beasts and lived in… — D.E. Stevenson Storyteller Copy Share Image
“Because if you walk in a city you’re jostled by hundreds of indifferent people with indifferent eyes that look at you as… — D.E. Stevenson Copy Share Image
“Betty hugs me, and says, ‘Oh, Mummy, have you found a house? Is there a swing in the garden? You do look… — D.E. Stevenson Copy Share Image
“The property was situated in a fold of the hills and sloped gently down to the sea. It consisted of meadows and… — D.E. Stevenson Cold water Copy Share Image
“Spend the afternoon with Miss H. looking over Bryan’s school clothes, and compile a large list of what he requires, which will… — D.E. Stevenson Copy Share Image
“She had always suffered from a curious fear of what was going to happen round the next corner. Even when life went… — D.E. Stevenson Brave Copy Share Image
It is curious, isn't it, that things you know well never look dirty and dilapidated-other people's old furniture looks shabby and moth-eaten.… — D.E. Stevenson Copy Share Image
“It was very different in the country (she used to live in Ayrshire) it was a recognised thing to call for a… — D.E. Stevenson Copy Share Image
“Tim says he never suggested a historical romance. If I did write one nobody would read it. But why not try my… — D.E. Stevenson Historical Copy Share Image
“What fools the public were! They were exactly like sheep…thought Mr. Abbott sleepily…following each other’s lead, neglecting one book and buying another… — D.E. Stevenson Fools Copy Share Image
“but she told Aunt Bella everything else, and Aunt Bella listened enthralled. She nodded and sighed and asked the right questions in… — D.E. Stevenson Copy Share Image
“In most gatherings people blend into one another—they are dressed in the same fashion and their faces wear the same sort of… — D.E. Stevenson Fashion Copy Share Image
“That’s what I was meaning. Ye’ve got to have freedom first. It’s no use believing what other folks say; the only thing… — D.E. Stevenson Freedom Copy Share Image
“I came here to escape. You know that, I told him. Why didn't you rescue me from those awful people? I hate… — D.E. Stevenson Copy Share Image
“in those days nobody talked about being happy, like they do now – nobody minded whether children were happy, the really important… — D.E. Stevenson Children Copy Share Image
“It is all true. It is true that a German plane came down on the moor in the middle of a shooting… — D.E. Stevenson Copy Share Image
“Sitting there with Val's warm little body against my side and his silky-soft hair against my cheek, I felt happy and peaceful.… — D.E. Stevenson Copy Share Image
“She was not like Mary’s daughter at all; she was more like Susan his wife. He looked at her, searching her face,… — D.E. Stevenson Children Copy Share Image
“We impress Grace with the necessity of taking her umbrella (although the sky is cloudless), and join the throng of fashionably attired… — D.E. Stevenson Attending church Copy Share Image
