What did Mary Russell Mitford mean by: Autumn glows upon us like a splendid evening; it is the very sunset of the year. Mary Russell Mitford Playwright · England Copy
To think of playing cricket for hard cash! Money and gentility would ruin any pastime under the sun. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, Mary Russell Mitford, Corruption, Leisure, Wealth, 0 Mary Russell Mitford Playwright · England
+ Friendship is the bread of the heart. Author, August 13, 2023January 2, 2025, Mary Russell Mitford, Connection, Emotion, Nourishment, 0 Mary Russell Mitford Playwright · England
I prepare myself for all disappointments by expecting nothing. Read explanation Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, Mary Russell Mitford, Disappointment, Expectations, Preparation, 0 Mary Russell Mitford Playwright · England
A novel should be as like life as a painting, but not as like life as a piece of waxwork. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, Mary Russell Mitford, Art, Authenticity, Realism, 0 Mary Russell Mitford Playwright · England
+ There is no running away from a great grief. Author, August 23, 2023January 2, 2025, Mary Russell Mitford, Acceptance, Grief, Resilience, 0 Mary Russell Mitford Playwright · England
No fear of forgetting the good-humoured faces that meet us in our walks each day. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, Mary Russell Mitford, Connection, Happiness, Remembrance, 0 Mary Russell Mitford Playwright · England
That bad letters of every kind arise from want of the habit of thinking, I cannot doubt. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, Mary Russell Mitford, Habit, Letters, Thinking, 0 Mary Russell Mitford Playwright · England
Prejudices of taste, likings and dislikings, are not always vanquishable by reason. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, Mary Russell Mitford, Prejudice, Reason, Taste, 0 Mary Russell Mitford Playwright · England
Art produces ugly things which frequently become beautiful with time. Read explanation Jean Cocteau Artist · France
After the writer’s death, reading his journal is like receiving a long letter. Read explanation Jean Cocteau Artist · France
Mirrors would do well to reflect a little more before sending back images. Jean Cocteau Artist · France
