Phyllis Bottome
Phyllis Bottome
Phyllis Forbes Denniswas a British novelist and short story writer who wrote under her birth name, Phyllis Bottome...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth31 May 1884
niceness pleasant
Nobody can afford to appear more pleasant than they really are!
picnics were-not-meant-to-be caterpillars
I am never at picnics. The ground was not meant to be sat upon in its raw state, I feel sure, and I prefer my food without either caterpillars or drafts!
ears hunters grows
... the ears of the hunted grow even keener than a hunter's.
mind different opinion
All persecution is a sign of fear; for if we did not fear the power of an opinion different from our own, we should not mind others holding it.
things-in-life possibility terrible
it is the possibilities which are the most terrible things in life.
skills magic physicians
it must depend as much upon the patient's willingness to be cured, as upon the physician's skill in curing. There is neither force not magic in psychiatry.
memories children born
A refugee is as helpless as a new born child - but not so appealing! Besides, a new born child has no memories!
cows rich seven
If one has one cow, it is always better not to be too familiar with those who have seven.
responsibility self discipline
Morale is not a single instinct. It has many ingredients. A sense of personal responsibility, the natural courage of an individual, the amount of his acquired self-discipline -- and above all his interest in others -- these together make up the spirit of morale.
thinking creative bird
The only creative power I know is that of what might roughly be called 'love'; not of course a sentimental love: a far more impersonal and less individual emotion. I sometimes think that migratory birds may have it for each other. They fly in the same direction, and have never been seen to interfere with each other's flights.
lying doe virtue
... not being liked has a certain virtue about it, if the reason for the dislike does not lie in yourself!
way facts
We cannot alter facts, but we can alter our ways of looking at them.
mean fighting expression
Curiosity is the only thing that really carries through time, isn't it? The creative curiosity, I mean, which fights its way into expression?
expensive
To be in the right is often an expensive business.