I suppose everybody has a mental picture of the days of the week, some seeing them as a circle, some as an endless line, and others again, for all I know, as triangles and cubes. Mine is a wavy line proceeding to infinity, dipping to Wednesday which is the colour of old silver dark with polishing and rising again to a pale gold Sunday. This day has a feeling in my picture of warmth and light breezes and sunshine and afternoons that stretch to infinity and mornings full of far-off bells.
But human nature cannot be content on a diet of honey and if there is nothing in one's life that requires pity, one must invent it; for to go through… - Angela Thirkell
But human nature cannot be content on a diet of honey and if there is nothing in one's life that requires pity, one must invent it; for to go through…
- Angela Thirkell
I suppose everybody has a mental picture of the days of the week, some seeing them as a circle, some as an endless line, and others again, for all I … - Angela Thirkell
I suppose everybody has a mental picture of the days of the week, some seeing them as a circle, some as an endless line, and others again, for all I …
There are few pleasures like really burrowing one's nose into sweet peas. - Angela Thirkell
There are few pleasures like really burrowing one's nose into sweet peas.
it is rather depressing to think that one will still be oneself when one is dead, but I dare say one won't be so critical then. - Angela Thirkell
it is rather depressing to think that one will still be oneself when one is dead, but I dare say one won't be so critical then.
Christmas, so long looming over everyone's head, finally surged up, buried everyone alive and ebbed away, leaving its victims distinctly cross. - Angela Thirkell
Christmas, so long looming over everyone's head, finally surged up, buried everyone alive and ebbed away, leaving its victims distinctly cross.
Never economize on luxuries. - Angela Thirkell
Never economize on luxuries.
The great thing in life is not to be able to do things, because then they are always done for you. - Angela Thirkell
The great thing in life is not to be able to do things, because then they are always done for you.
If one cannot invent a really convincing lie, it is often better to stick to the truth. - Angela Thirkell
If one cannot invent a really convincing lie, it is often better to stick to the truth.
If there is one pleasure on earth which surpasses all others, it is leaving a play before the end. I might perhaps except the joy of taking tickets f… - Angela Thirkell
If there is one pleasure on earth which surpasses all others, it is leaving a play before the end. I might perhaps except the joy of taking tickets f…
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