Cup of tea Quote by Elizabeth Jane Howard

“Why do these big old country houses always have family portraits in the dining room? Do you really want to eat with someone's gloomy…

— Elizabeth Jane Howard

A rainy day is like a lovely gift -- you can sleep late and not feel guilty.

— Elizabeth Jane Howard

“Sex on a rainy afternoon is like getting all the gloom and wetness to go away for a while. And afterwards you don't even…

— Elizabeth Jane Howard

I have lived my life in the slipstream of experience

— Elizabeth Jane Howard

“It seemed awful that the only things she knew about him were those that made him miserable.”

— Elizabeth Jane Howard

“You can't oversleep if you don't make plans to wake up early.”

— Elizabeth Jane Howard

“Charity couldn't bring herself to cry on Lady Beddington's shoulder -- not until after she'd mopped up a plate or two of spaghetti with…

— Elizabeth Jane Howard

“Sir Humphrey looked like a sleepy old hippo -- and when he yawned in that big, big, hippopotamus way Charity couldn't help doing likewise.”

— Elizabeth Jane Howard

“Sir Humphrey's stories about Africa made Charity feel exactly like one of his stuffed trophy heads -- lifeless and glassy eyed. The only difference…

— Elizabeth Jane Howard

Holidays were invented so single women could overeat without feeling guilty.

— Elizabeth Jane Howard

You can't run from feelings, Charity. You have to face them. Otherwise your future will look just like your past.

— Elizabeth Jane Howard

It's not a luxury if you can't do without it!

— Elizabeth Jane Howard