What did Mary Russell Mitford mean by: That bad letters of every kind arise from want of the habit of thinking, I cannot doubt. Mary Russell Mitford Playwright · England Copy
Trees and children are, of all living things, those whose growth soonest makes one feel one’s age. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, Mary Russell Mitford, Nature, Reflection, Youth, 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
+ 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
Autumn glows upon us like a splendid evening; it is the very sunset of the year. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, Mary Russell Mitford, Beauty, Reflection, Transition, 0 Mary Russell Mitford Playwright · England
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
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
We may admire people for being wise, but we like them best when they are foolish. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, Mary Russell Mitford, Admiration, Folly, Preference, 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
There are fewer things more thrilling in life than lumpy letters. That rattle. Jean Shepherd Radio personality and writer
I receive letters from workers, from secretaries. . . . They are the most interesting ones. Read explanation Jean-Paul Sartre Philosopher · France
It is only habit and routine that makes the void look like purpose. Jeanette Winterson Author · England
I don’t really watch my moves all that often; I mean, really, I don’t. Jennifer Jason Leigh Actress · USA
