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Dodie Smith Quotes

Dodie Smith quotes about life

English Playwright May 3, 1896 – November 24, 1990

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What I'd really hate would be the settled feeling, with nothing but happiness to look forward to. Of course no life is perfectly happy- Rose's children will probably get ill, the servants may be difficult, perhaps dear Mrs. Cotton will prove to be the teeniest fly in the ointment. (I should like to know what fly was originally in what ointment.) There are hundreds of worries and even sorrows that may come along, but- I think what I really mean is that Rose won't be wanting things to happen.... Dodie Smith
There used to be two of us always on the look-out for life, talking to Miss Blossom at night, wondering, hoping; two Bronte-Jane Austen girls, poor but spirited, two Girls of Godsend Castle. Dodie Smith
I believe it is customary to get one's washing over first in baths and bask afterwards; personally, I bask first. I have discovered that the first few minutes are the best and not to be wasted-- my brain always seethes with ideas and life suddenly looks much better than did. Dodie Smith
I suddenly knew that religion, God - something beyond everyday life - was there to be found, provided one is really willing. And I saw that though what I felt in the church was only imagination, it was a step on the way; because imagination itself can be a kind of willingness - a pretence that things are real, due to one's longing for them. Dodie Smith
But her voice sounded wistful. It is one of her theories that a woman must never be jealous, never try to hold man against his will; but I could tell that she hadn't enjoyed seeing someone else bring father to life. Dodie Smith
Dodie Smith quote: "I know all about the facts of life, and I don't think much of..."
I know all about the facts of life, and I don't think much of them. Dodie Smith
Dodie Smith quote: "I only want to write. And there's no college for that except..."
I only want to write. And there's no college for that except life. Dodie Smith
Dodie Smith quote: "I have noticed that when things happen in one's imaginings,..."
I have noticed that when things happen in one's imaginings, they never happen in one's life. Dodie Smith
Dodie Smith quote: " for I know I shall be interrupted-- I shall want to be,..."
... for I know I shall be interrupted-- I shall want to be, really, because life is too exciting to sit still for long. Dodie Smith

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