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Dodie Smith Quotes

Dodie Smith quotes

English Playwright May 3, 1896 – November 24, 1990

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Dodie Smith quote: "Thinking of death--strange, beautiful, terrible and a long way..."
Thinking of death--strange, beautiful, terrible and a long way off--made me feel happier than ever. Dodie Smith
Dodie Smith quote: "Even a broken heart doesn't warrant a waste of good paper."
Even a broken heart doesn't warrant a waste of good paper. Dodie Smith
But some characters in books are really real--Jane Austen's are; and I know those five Bennets at the opening of Pride and Prejudice, simply waiting to raven the young men at Netherfield Park, are not giving one thought to the real facts of marriage. Dodie Smith
It is part of a follow-my-leader game of second-best we have all been playing . . . it isn't a very good game; the people you play it with are apt to get hurt. Dodie Smith
Now, paper and pencils," said Miss Marcy, clapping her hands. Writing paper is scarce in this house, and I had no intention of tearing sheets out of this exercise book, which is a superb sixpenny one the Vicar gave me. In the end, Miss Marcy took the middle pages out of her library record, which gave us a pleasant feeling that we were stealing from the government, and then we sat round the table and elected her chairman. Dodie Smith
Dodie Smith quote: "Wakings are the worst times - almost before my eyes are open a..."
Wakings are the worst times - almost before my eyes are open a great weight seems to roll on to my heart. Dodie Smith
Dodie Smith quote: "Ah, but you're the insidious type--Jane Eyre with of touch of..."
Ah, but you're the insidious type--Jane Eyre with of touch of Becky Sharp. A thoroughly dangerous girl. Dodie Smith
Dodie Smith quote: "It's odd how different a house feels when one is alone in it...."
It's odd how different a house feels when one is alone in it. It makes it easier to think rather private thoughts... Dodie Smith
You're the kind of child who might develop a passion for Bach."I told him I hadn't at school. The one Bach piece I learnt made me feel I was being repeatedly hit on the head with a teaspoon. Dodie Smith
All of a sudden we saw a high, round tower in the distance, on a little hill. Father instantly decided that we must explore it, though mother wasn't enthusiastic. It was difficult to find because the little roads twisted and woods and villages kept hiding it from us, but every few minutes we caught a glimpse of it. Dodie Smith
Certain unique books seem to be without forerunners or successors as far as their authors are concerned. Even though they may profoundly influence the work of other writers, for their creator they're complete, not leading anywhere. Dodie Smith
Dodie Smith quote: "Oh, it is wonderful to wake up in the morning with things to..."
Oh, it is wonderful to wake up in the morning with things to look forward to! Dodie Smith
And at last father flung the rug off as if it were hampering him and strode over to the table saying, 'cocoa, cocoa!'-- it might have been the most magnificent drink in the world; which, personally, I think it is. Dodie Smith
I found it quite easy to carry on a casual conversation it was as if my real feelings were down fathoms deep in my mind and what we said was just a feathery surface spray. Dodie Smith
When I read a book, I put in all the imagination I can, so that it is almost like writing the book as well as reading it -- or rather, it is like living it. It makes reading so much more exciting, but I don't suppose many people try to do it. Dodie Smith

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