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Rumer Godden Quotes

Rumer Godden quotes

English Novelist December 10, 1907 – November 8, 1998

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Rumer Godden quote: "I loved Mr. Darcy far more than any of my own husbands."
I loved Mr. Darcy far more than any of my own husbands. Rumer Godden
If books were Persian carpets, one would not look only at the outer side. because it is the stitch that makes a carpet wear, gives it its life and bloom. Rumer Godden
Rumer Godden quote: "Funny,' said Harriet to herself. 'The world goes on turning,..."
Funny,' said Harriet to herself. 'The world goes on turning, and it has all these troubles in it. Rumer Godden
Harriet told her, 'Captain John was so brave. He stayed there in the battle until his leg was shot off.' Victoria's brown eyes rested thoughtfully on Captain John. "Why didn't he stay until the other leg was shot off?' she asked. But he still seemed to like Victoria best. Rumer Godden
I have never understood why “hard work” is supposed to be pitiable. True, some work is soul destroying when it is done against the grain, but when it is part of “making” how can you grudge it? You get tired, of course, but the struggle, the challenge, the feeling of being extended as you never thought you could be is fulfilling and deeply, deeply satisfying. Rumer Godden
There is an Indian proverb that says that everyone is a house with four rooms, a physical, a mental, an emtional, and a spiritual . Most of us tend to live in one room most of the time but unless we go into every room every day, even if only to keep it aired, we are not a complete person. Rumer Godden
Rumer Godden quote: "Sometimes,' she said, remembering that morning, 'I write poems..."
Sometimes,' she said, remembering that morning, 'I write poems that are taller than I am Rumer Godden
Rumer Godden quote: "A garden isn't meant to be useful. It's for joy. Rumer Godden..."
A garden isn't meant to be useful. It's for joy. Rumer Godden found in Power of Simple Living by Ellyn Sanna Rumer Godden
For a dyed-in-the-wool author, nothing is as dead as a book once it is written. She is rather like a cat whose kittens have grown up. Rumer Godden
Harriet was silent, thinking, and then she said, "It is too hard to be a person. You don't only have to go on and on. You have to be--" she looked for the word she needed and could not find it. Then, "You have to be tall as well," said Harriet. Rumer Godden
On and off, all that hot French August, we made ourselves ill from eating the greengages. Joss and I felt guilty; we were still at the age when we thought being greedy was a childish fault and this gave our guilt a tinge of hopelessness because, up to then, we had believed that as we grew older our faults would disappear, and none of them did. Rumer Godden
Rumer Godden quote: "The stitch of a book is its words."
The stitch of a book is its words. Rumer Godden
Every piece of writing... starts from what I call a grit... a sight or sound, a sentence or a happening that does not pass away... but quite inexplicably lodges in the mind. Rumer Godden
Rumer Godden quote: "You are born, you are a he or a she, and you live until you..."
You are born, you are a he or a she, and you live until you die... Willy-nilly. Rumer Godden
Rumer Godden quote: "The motto was "Pax," but the word was set in a circle of thorns."
The motto was "Pax," but the word was set in a circle of thorns. Rumer Godden

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