Dodie Smith Quotes
- I wonder if there isn't a catch about having plenty of money? Does it eventually take the pleasure out of things? Catch
- Truthfulness so often goes with ruthlessness. Goes
- Prayer's a very tricky business. Business
- Stew's so comforting on a rainy day. Comforting
- I only want to write. And there's no college for that except life. College
- How I wish I lived in a Jane Austen novel! Austen
- It is rather exciting to write by moonlight. Exciting
- I shouldn't think even millionaires could eat anything nicer than new bread and real butter and honey for tea. Bread
- The Devil's out of fashion. Devil
- But some characters in books are really real--Jane Austen's are; and I know those five Bennets at the opening of Pride and Prejudice, simply waiting… Austen
- Certain unique books seem to be without forerunners or successors as far as their authors are concerned. Even though they may profoundly influence the work… Anywhere
- I could marry the Devil himself if he had some money. Devil
- I like seeing people when they can't see me. Funny
- How can a young man like to wear a beard? Beard
- Oh, comfortable cocoa! Cocoa
- Cruel blows of fate call for extreme kindness in the family circle. Blow
- I suppose the best kind of spring morning is the best weather God has to offer. Best
- Thinking of death--strange, beautiful, terrible and a long way off--made me feel happier than ever. Beautiful
- Only half a page left now. Shall I fill it with 'I love you, I love you'-- like father's page of cats on the mat?… Broken
- I have really sinned. I am going to pause now, and sit here on the mound repenting in deepest shame... Deepest