Child Quote by Mary Wesley

I don't write for any particular kind of person.

— Mary Wesley

I never really know the title of a book until it's finished.

— Mary Wesley

Unimaginative people are spared quite a lot. They're often much happier, because they don't go through all the variety of conceptions of the person…

— Mary Wesley

My first husband would never make up his mind in less than five years, so I used to get him to think that whatever…

— Mary Wesley

I was sent to a finishing school, which didn't last long when mother found out how badly chaperoned we were. Then I 'came out'…

— Mary Wesley

Imagination which comes into play in falling in love is different from any other. Certainly in my case, and I've fallen in love all…

— Mary Wesley

It seemed sensible to move to a market town where I could walk everywhere.

— Mary Wesley

They may turn out to be a great disappointment, or perhaps they may be full of enchanting surprises.

— Mary Wesley

I always read that men don't like intelligent girls, but I've always found the reverse.

— Mary Wesley

That image of the countryside being a threatening place still exists. People continue to resist the challenge of learning about aspects of life they…

— Mary Wesley

We're all like children. We may think we grow up, but to me, being grown up is death, stopping thinking, trying to find out…

— Mary Wesley

Looking back, I understand that I was teaching myself to write.

— Mary Wesley