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Mary Wesley quotes

British Novelist June 24, 1912 – December 30, 2002

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I was sent to a finishing school, which didn't last long when mother found out how badly chaperoned we were. Then I 'came out' before going to a domestic science school. Mary Wesley
My first husband would never make up his mind in less than five years, so I used to get him to think that whatever course of action needed to be taken was his idea. Then he'd go right ahead. Mary Wesley
Mary Wesley quote: "It seemed sensible to move to a market town where I could walk..."
It seemed sensible to move to a market town where I could walk everywhere. Mary Wesley
Mary Wesley quote: "I don't write for any particular kind of person."
I don't write for any particular kind of person. Mary Wesley
Mary Wesley quote: "Each marriage has to be judged separately, and we never know..."
Each marriage has to be judged separately, and we never know what's going on in another person's marriage. Mary Wesley
Mary Wesley quote: "They may turn out to be a great disappointment, or perhaps..."
They may turn out to be a great disappointment, or perhaps they may be full of enchanting surprises. Mary Wesley
Mary Wesley quote: "I have a garden, and I'm passionately interested in young people."
I have a garden, and I'm passionately interested in young people. Mary Wesley
Mary Wesley quote: "Looking back, I understand that I was teaching myself to write."
Looking back, I understand that I was teaching myself to write. Mary Wesley
Mary Wesley quote: "I never really know the title of a book until it's finished."
I never really know the title of a book until it's finished. Mary Wesley
Mary Wesley quote: "We all lie to each other, present some sort of front."
We all lie to each other, present some sort of front. Mary Wesley
Mary Wesley quote: "Of course risk-taking does not always pay off, but it's a lot..."
Of course risk-taking does not always pay off, but it's a lot of fun! Mary Wesley
Mary Wesley quote: "I found out only recently that we were making an index of..."
I found out only recently that we were making an index of enemy code signs. Mary Wesley
Mary Wesley quote: "I have deliberately left Sylvester and Julia's appearances to..."
I have deliberately left Sylvester and Julia's appearances to the reader's imagination. Mary Wesley
You know what it's like to persuade a pigheaded child to do something they don't want to. If they hear the same suggestion from someone else, they'll go right off and do it. Mary Wesley

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