Calm Night Quote by Flora Thompson

“When I am dead and in my head And all my bones are are rotten, Take this book and think of me And mind…

— Flora Thompson

Special qualities are required of the essayist. A poem or a novel may spring from the inner consciousness of an author. Reasoning poers must…

— Flora Thompson

Any artwork needs time and patience and needs above a quiet mind.

— Flora Thompson

Other days, other ways; and, although they have now been greatly improved upon, the old country midwives did at least succeed in bringing into…

— Flora Thompson

I do not compare the past with the present without a prejudice for either, but, great as the improvement in country life is in…

— Flora Thompson

No age can have everthing and in material ways ours is more fortunate than any preceding one. Our ancestors appear to have mastered the…

— Flora Thompson

We cannot bring the good old days back but, if we must eat mass-made foods, get laws passed to insist upon its goodness and…

— Flora Thompson

What greater restoratives have we poor mortals than a good meal taken in the company of loving friends?

— Flora Thompson

So quiet and subtle is the beauty of December that escapes the notice of many people their whole lives through. Colour gives way to…

— Flora Thompson

“No, I be-ant expectin' nothin', but I be so yarnin”

— Flora Thompson

Now, with the glamour of the past upon them we are inclined to look back on old world festivities with regret and consider present…

— Flora Thompson

Strict honesty was the policy of most of them; although there were a few who were said to 'find anything before 'tis lost' and…

— Flora Thompson