I am not a born writer, but I was born a writer.

- Enid Bagnold

After forty years of marriage we still stood with broken swords in our hands.

- Enid Bagnold

I shall continue to explore-the astonishment of living.

- Enid Bagnold

One can lie, but truth is more interesting.

- Enid Bagnold

Before you fall asleep everyday, say something positive to yourself.

- Enid Bagnold

Why do birds sing in the morning? It's the triumphant shout: 'We got through another night!'

- Enid Bagnold

I don't like people," said Velvet. "... I only like horses.

- Enid Bagnold

Who wants to become a writer? And why? Because it's the answer to everything. ... It's the streaming reason for living. To note, to pin down, to buil…

- Enid Bagnold

A father is always making his baby into a little woman. And when she is a woman he turns her back again.

- Enid Bagnold