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Barbara Pym Quotes By Barbara Pym: Novel writing is a kind of private pleasure,

Novel writing is a kind of private pleasure, even if nothing comes of it in worldly terms. — Barbara Pym

Barbara Pym Quotes By Barbara Pym: How absurd and delicious it is to be

How absurd and delicious it is to be in love with somebody younger than yourself. Everybody should try it. — Barbara Pym

Barbara Pym Quotes By Barbara Pym: Of course it's alright for librarians to smell

Of course it's alright for librarians to smell of drink. — Barbara Pym

Barbara Pym Quotes By Barbara Pym: I hope you don't mind tea in mugs,'

I hope you don't mind tea in mugs,' she said, coming in with a try. 'I told you I was a slut. — Barbara Pym

Barbara Pym Quotes By Barbara Pym: It was only sometimes, when a spring day

It was only sometimes, when a spring day came in the middle of winter, that one had a sudden feeling that nothing was really impossible — Barbara Pym

Barbara Pym Quotes By Barbara Pym: I think just a cup of tea...' There

I think just a cup of tea...' There was something to be said for tea and a comfortable chat about crematoria. — Barbara Pym

Barbara Pym Quotes By Barbara Pym: Virtue is an excellent thing and we should

Virtue is an excellent thing and we should all strive after it, but it can sometimes be a little depressing. — Barbara Pym

Barbara Pym Quotes By Barbara Pym: She had now reached an age when one

She had now reached an age when one starts looking for a husband rather more systematically than one does at nineteen or even at twenty-one. — Barbara Pym

Barbara Pym Quotes By Barbara Pym: There are some things too dreadful to be

There are some things too dreadful to be revealed, and it is even more dreadful how, in spite of our better instincts,we long to know about them. — Barbara Pym

Barbara Pym Quotes By Barbara Pym: There are no sick people in North Oxford.

There are no sick people in North Oxford. They are either dead or alive.It's sometimes difficult to tell the difference , that's all. — Barbara Pym

Barbara Pym Quotes By Barbara Pym: However romantically ill John might look, it seemed

However romantically ill John might look, it seemed that he had nothing worse than an unromantic cold. — Barbara Pym

Barbara Pym Quotes By Barbara Pym: I realised that one might love him secretly

I realised that one might love him secretly with no hope of encouragement, which can be very enjoyable for the young or inexperienced. — Barbara Pym

Barbara Pym Quotes By Barbara Pym: Well, then, we may as well find somewhere

Well, then, we may as well find somewhere to have tea. After spiritual comes bodily refreshment. — Barbara Pym

Barbara Pym Quotes By Barbara Pym: It's so good for you to think of

It's so good for you to think of nothing. I wish you could do it more often. — Barbara Pym

Barbara Pym Quotes By Barbara Pym: Just the kind of underclothes a person like

Just the kind of underclothes a person like me might wear, I thought dejectedly, so there is no need to describe them. — Barbara Pym

Barbara Pym Quotes By Barbara Pym: But at least it made one realize that

But at least it made one realize that life still held infinite possibilities for change. — Barbara Pym

Barbara Pym Quotes By Barbara Pym: Yes, I like sitting at a table in

Yes, I like sitting at a table in the sun,' I agreed, 'but I'm afraid I'm one of those typical English tourists who always wants a cup of tea. — Barbara Pym

Barbara Pym Quotes By Barbara Pym: Perhaps long spaghetti is the kind of thing

Perhaps long spaghetti is the kind of thing that ought to be eaten quite alone with nobody to watch one's struggles. Surely — Barbara Pym

Barbara Pym Quotes By Barbara Pym: in something for him, so I bought some

in something for him, so I bought some white — Barbara Pym

Barbara Pym Quotes By Barbara Pym: This may sound a cynical thing to say,

This may sound a cynical thing to say, but don't you think men sometimes leave difficulties to be solved by other people or to solve themselves? After — Barbara Pym

Barbara Pym Quotes By Barbara Pym: What a good thing there is no marriage

What a good thing there is no marriage or giving in marriage in the after-life; it will certainly help to smooth things out. — Barbara Pym

Barbara Pym Quotes By Barbara Pym: If only one could clear out one's mind

If only one could clear out one's mind and heart as ruthlessly as one did one's wardrobe. — Barbara Pym

Barbara Pym Quotes By Barbara Pym: Oh, God, yes! You'd hate sharing a kitchen

Oh, God, yes! You'd hate sharing a kitchen with me. I'm such a slut,' she said, almost proudly. — Barbara Pym

Barbara Pym Quotes By Barbara Pym: Robina Fairfax's mouth opened in a smile which

Robina Fairfax's mouth opened in a smile which revealed teeth that could only have been her own, so variously coloured and oddly shaped were they. — Barbara Pym

Barbara Pym Quotes By Barbara Pym: One did not drink sherry before the evening,

One did not drink sherry before the evening, just as one did not read a novel in the morning. — Barbara Pym

Barbara Pym Quotes By Barbara Pym: You lose your sense of perspective when you

You lose your sense of perspective when you get too close, and the charm goes. — Barbara Pym

Barbara Pym Quotes By Barbara Pym: for I had observed that men did not

for I had observed that men did not usually do things unless they liked doing them. — Barbara Pym

Barbara Pym Quotes By Barbara Pym: but it's a good feeling and one does

but it's a good feeling and one does so like to have that. — Barbara Pym

Barbara Pym Quotes By Barbara Pym: Yes! In the sea of life enisled, With

Yes! In the sea of life enisled, With echoing straits between us thrown, Dotting the shoreless watery wild, We mortal millions live ALONE, — Barbara Pym

Barbara Pym Quotes By Barbara Pym: I stretched out my hand towards the little

I stretched out my hand towards the little bookshelf where I kept cookery and devotional books, the most comfortable bedside reading. — Barbara Pym

Barbara Pym Quotes By Barbara Pym: Also, it was the morning and it seemed

Also, it was the morning and it seemed a little odd to be thinking about poetry before luncheon. — Barbara Pym

Barbara Pym Quotes By Barbara Pym: Dear Mildred,' he smiled, 'you are not the

Dear Mildred,' he smiled, 'you are not the kind of person to expect things as your right even though they may be. — Barbara Pym

Barbara Pym Quotes By Barbara Pym: Those quotations were really quite obscure. Anyone can

Those quotations were really quite obscure. Anyone can see that he is a very well read man. — Barbara Pym

Barbara Pym Quotes By Barbara Pym: Perhaps it's better to be unhappy than not

Perhaps it's better to be unhappy than not to feel anything at all. — Barbara Pym

Barbara Pym Quotes By Barbara Pym: There are various ways of mending a broken

There are various ways of mending a broken heart, but perhaps going to a learned conference is one of the more unusual. — Barbara Pym

Barbara Pym Quotes By Barbara Pym: Perhaps all love had something of the ridiculous

Perhaps all love had something of the ridiculous in it. — Barbara Pym

Barbara Pym Quotes By Barbara Pym: I love Evensong. There's something sad and essentially

I love Evensong. There's something sad and essentially English about it. — Barbara Pym

Barbara Pym Quotes By Barbara Pym: It seems to be a kind of lounge,'

It seems to be a kind of lounge,' she added, tripping over a small footstool. The floor seemed to be littered with them, like toadstools. — Barbara Pym

Barbara Pym Quotes By Barbara Pym: Once you get into the habit of falling

Once you get into the habit of falling in love you will find that it happens quite often and means less and less,' said — Barbara Pym

Barbara Pym Quotes By Barbara Pym: Life is cruel and we do terrible things

Life is cruel and we do terrible things to each other. — Barbara Pym

Barbara Pym Quotes By Barbara Pym: She had always been an unashamed reader of

She had always been an unashamed reader of novels ... — Barbara Pym

Barbara Pym Quotes By Barbara Pym: Dulcie always found a public library a little

Dulcie always found a public library a little upsetting, for one saw so many odd people there ... — Barbara Pym

Barbara Pym Quotes By Barbara Pym: The burden of keeping three people in toilet

The burden of keeping three people in toilet paper seemed to me rather a heavy one. — Barbara Pym

Barbara Pym Quotes By Barbara Pym: Inanimate objects were often so much nicer than

Inanimate objects were often so much nicer than people. — Barbara Pym