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Mary Wesley quotes

British Novelist June 24, 1912 – December 30, 2002

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Imagination which comes into play in falling in love is different from any other. Certainly in my case, and I've fallen in love all my life, one imagines the person to be as you want them to be. They frequently turn out to be someone different, for better or worse. Mary Wesley
Unimaginative people are spared quite a lot. They're often much happier, because they don't go through all the variety of conceptions of the person they love. Mary Wesley
Mary Wesley quote: "Twenty years ago, I was living in a lovely cottage on the edge..."
Twenty years ago, I was living in a lovely cottage on the edge of Dartmoor but I couldn't afford to run a car. Mary Wesley
Mary Wesley quote: "a quick dip in bed with someone you liked but were not in love..."
a quick dip in bed with someone you liked but were not in love with Mary Wesley
Writing Part of the Scenery has been a very different experience. I have been reminded of people and events, real and imaginary which have been part of my life. This book is a celebration of the land which means so much to me. Mary Wesley
That image of the countryside being a threatening place still exists. People continue to resist the challenge of learning about aspects of life they don't understand. Mary Wesley
In my eighties, my best friends are in their fifties, and I have many friends at university. It keeps one young, and up with the vocabulary. That's terribly important, especially for a writer. Mary Wesley
It was pretty awful for us children because we never really knew the local children. Mother was keen for us to learn languages, so our travels took us to France and Italy, as well as the West Country. Mary Wesley
My father was a soldier and my mother was a great mover. She once counted up how many places she had lived in during the first 25 years of her marriage and it came to 20. Mary Wesley
Mary Wesley quote: "I always read that men don't like intelligent girls, but I've..."
I always read that men don't like intelligent girls, but I've always found the reverse. Mary Wesley
A lot of people stop short. They don't actually die but they say, 'Right I'm old, and I'm going to retire,' and then they dwindle into nothing. They go off to Florida and become jolly boring. Mary Wesley
We're all like children. We may think we grow up, but to me, being grown up is death, stopping thinking, trying to find out things, going on learning. Mary Wesley
Mary Wesley quote: "Rebecca is an example of how not to manage men. The rules of..."
Rebecca is an example of how not to manage men. The rules of the game never change, it requires subtlety. Mary Wesley
Mary Wesley quote: "People try much less hard to make a marriage work than they..."
People try much less hard to make a marriage work than they used to fifty years ago. Divorce is easier. Mary Wesley
I remember the evacuee children from towns and cities throwing stones at the farm animals. When we explained that if you did that you wouldn't have any milk, meat or eggs, they soon learned to respect the animals. Mary Wesley

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