All Jean Stafford Quotes
- A small silence came between us, as precise as a picture hanging on the wall. Came
- From time to time, I need a rest from the exercitation of my intellect. Exercitation
- You say that you hope I will be recognized as the best novelist of my generation. I want you to know now and know completely… Absolutely
- Irony, I feel, is a very high form of morality. Feel
- I am growing meaner by the hour. Growing
- He does what I have always needed to have done to me, and that is that he dominates me. Always Needed
- For me, there is nothing worse than the knowledge that my life holds nothing for me but being a writer. Holds
- For all practical purposes I left home when I was 7. All