Art Quote by Dodie Smith

“I glanced through another page in case I had missed something, and came to the description of Simon's face as he lay on the…

— Dodie Smith

They call them the haunted shores, these stretches of Devonshire and Cornwall and Ireland which rear up against the westward ocean. Mists gather here,…

— Dodie Smith

“Now, paper and pencils," said Miss Marcy, clapping her hands. Writing paper is scarce in this house, and I had no intention of tearing…

— Dodie Smith

It's odd how different a house feels when one is alone in it. It makes it easier to think rather private thoughts...

— Dodie Smith

The tea was a comfort - and by that time I more than needed comfort.

— Dodie Smith

Like many other much-loved humans, they believed that they owned their dogs, instead of realizing that their dogs owned them.

— Dodie Smith

“And I suspect that, to the eyes of love, love shows. I knew about you as well as about myself, almost from the beginning.”

— Dodie Smith

“The thought was horrible, yet fascinating.”

— Dodie Smith

“What I'd really hate would be the settled feeling, with nothing but happiness to look forward to. Of course no life is perfectly happy-…

— Dodie Smith

Truthfulness so often goes with ruthlessness.

— Dodie Smith

Am I really admitting that my sister is determined to marry a man she has only seen once and doesn't much like the look…

— Dodie Smith

“There are some people who always find beauty makes them feel sadder, which is a very mysterious thing.”

— Dodie Smith