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Barbara Pym quotes about little

English Novelist June 2, 1913 – January 11, 1980

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The small things of life were often so much bigger than the great things . . . the trivial pleasure like cooking, one's home, little poems especially sad ones, solitary walks, funny things seen and overheard. Barbara Pym
I pulled myself up and told myself to stop these ridiculous thoughts, wondering why it is that we can never stop trying to analyse the motives of people who have no personal interest in us, in the vain hope of finding that perhaps they may have just a little after all. Barbara Pym
You know Mildred would never do anything wrong or foolish. I reflected a little sadly that this was only too true and hoped I did not appear too much that kind of person to others. Virtue is an excellent thing and we should all strive after it, but it can sometimes be a little depressing. Barbara Pym
Mr Boultbee seems to have done us a good turn," said Nicholas. "I gather his sermons were not much liked."No; we got very tired of Africa and I didn't feel that what he told us rang quite true. He said that one African chief had had a thousand wives. I found that a little difficult to believe."Well, we know what men are," said Jane casually, surprised that Miss Dogget, with her insistence on men only wanting one thing, should have found this difficult to believe. Barbara Pym
Barbara Pym quote: "Virtue is an excellent thing and we should all strive after..."
Virtue is an excellent thing and we should all strive after it, but it can sometimes be a little depressing. Barbara Pym
I stretched out my hand towards the little bookshelf where I kept cookery and devotional books, the most comfortable bedside reading. Barbara Pym
Barbara Pym quote: "Dulcie always found a public library a little upsetting, for..."
Dulcie always found a public library a little upsetting, for one saw so many odd people there... Barbara Pym

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