“ But he was quite eclipsed by one of the deputies of the Third Estate, a young lawyer called Robespierre—I wonder if Pierre has heard of him?—who suggested that the Archbishop would do better if he tol… Daphne du Maurier
“ I have no talent for making new friends, but oh such genius for fidelity to old ones. Daphne du Maurier
“ È un bene che non si ripeta due volte, la febbre del primo amore. Poiché è una febbre, e anche un fardello, checché ne dicano i poeti. Non si è molto coraggiosi, quando si ha ventun anno. Sono tempi p… Daphne du Maurier
“ They followed strange laws of which we could know nothing, they obeyed the tangled orders of their own subconscious minds. Daphne du Maurier
“ Women think differently to men; they travel separate paths. That's why I have no liking for them; they make for trouble and confusion. It was pleasure enough to take you to Launceston, Mary, but when… Daphne du Maurier
“ Where do they go, Sophie, those younger selves of ours? How do they vanish and dissolve? They don’t, I said. They’re with us always, like little shadows, ghosting us through life. I’ve been aware of m… Daphne du Maurier
“ We’re off, Truda, called Mama. If you bring the children along after the interval it will be time enough. She stood for a moment in the doorway, cool and detached, and she was dragging long white glov… Daphne du Maurier
“ We went back into the drawing room. The evening had passes pleasantly enough, heaven knows, but I was glad that they had gone and the house was silent once again. She must have had the same thought, f… Daphne du Maurier
“ We are all ghosts of yesterday, and the phantom of tomorrow awaits us alike in sunshine or in shadow, dimly perceived at times, never entirely lost. Daphne du Maurier
“ Three years of marriage, he said, and the dishwasher means more to your conjugal life than the double bed I’m throwing in for good measure. I warned you it wouldn’t last. The marriage, I mean, not the… Daphne du Maurier
“ They’ve been drinking too, said Pappy, examining the tooth-glass. Cognac, judging by the smell. I never knew my daughter drank. She doesn’t, said Celia, smoothing Pappy’s bed. She always has orangeade… Daphne du Maurier
“ There’s no need to get that way. It’s your own thoughts that keep you young, Dick. And age hasn’t anything to do with it. It’s a question of your state of mind. I don’t care about all that. Oh! Jake—i… Daphne du Maurier
“ There was something strangely peaceful about the house, something very rare and difficult to define. It was like a house in an old tale, discovered by the hero one evening in midsummer. In the tale th… Daphne du Maurier
“ The waiters were getting tired, and very bored. The Head Waiter came again and pushed the bill on a plate, neatly folded, under Pappy’s eyes. What’s this? said Pappy. Somebody want my autograph? Who’s… Daphne du Maurier
“ The trouble is, the children have no imagination. They are sweet, and have carefree, honest eyes; but they have not any magic in their day. The magic has all gone… Daphne du Maurier
“ The streets were narrow and evil-smelling, with a broad stream running down the center to carry the sewage, and beggars holding out their hands for alms. I remember my sudden feeling of fright when my… Daphne du Maurier
“ The spaniel came up to me, sniffing at my legs, and I bent down and stroked his ears. Well, Micky, I said, you surely remember me? Poor old Micky, good old Micky. Micky has got very fat, said my mothe… Daphne du Maurier
