“ He would stare down at us in our new world from a long-distant past--a past where men walked cloaked at night, and stood in the shadow of old doorways, a past of narrow stairways and dim dungeons, a p… Daphne du Maurier
“ He was always talking nowadays, thought Celia, of the things he might have done. The houses they should have lived in, the countries they could have visited. It was a pity, he had said only that morni… Daphne du Maurier
“ He took her face in his hands and kissed it, and she saw that he was laughing. When you're an old maid in mittens down at Helford, you'll remember that, he said, and it will have to last you to the en… Daphne du Maurier
“ He is quite wrong, Robert would argue. Every young woman should know how to comport herself, and how to mix in society. Surely it depends upon the society? I would reply, despite my anxiety to learn.… Daphne du Maurier
“ Happiness is not a possession to be prized, it is a quality of thought, a state of mind. Of course we have our moments of depression; but there are other moments too, when time, unmeasured by the cloc… Daphne du Maurier
“ Had I known, that last hour sitting there, talking and laughing about trivial things, that there was a clot forming like a time bomb close to his heart, ready to explode, I would surely have behaved d… Daphne du Maurier
“ Grey put me up for his club. I dine there most evenings. Fellows there have been extraordinarily kind. I go out often, I know many people. Sometimes I remember what Jake said about me being successful… Daphne du Maurier
“ For myself, I could think of nothing more likely to cause panic and consternation among a crowd of women than to be shut up within a church without their menfolk, and to have the incessant clanging of… Daphne du Maurier
“ For all the unpleasant suggestion that it conjured, it was the one room in the inn that had vitality, and was not morne and drear. The other rooms appeared neglected or unused; even the parlor by the… Daphne du Maurier
“ Experience, Major Dodd, has long informed me that no man ever expresses admiration unless he wants something out of the person admired. That’s a very cynical view. I’m a cynical woman. Daphne du Maurier
“ De Manderley no hablaríamos, ni yo le contaría mi sueño. Porque Manderley ya no era nuestro; Manderley ya no existe. Daphne du Maurier
“ Charles said, I haven’t looked at the Acrostic. A word of nine letters in the crossword caught my attention. Oh, what was that? An invertebrate animal preying upon the body of another animal. Niall st… Daphne du Maurier
“ But the sky on the horizon was not dark at all. It was shot with crimson, like a splash of blood. Daphne du Maurier
“ But once a woman stole the initiative, plundered the perquisites and took the lead, what happened to the globe? The fabric cracked Daphne du Maurier
“ But I have had enough melodrama in this life, and would willingly give my five senses if they could ensure us our present peace and security. Happiness is not a possession to be prized, it is a qualit… Daphne du Maurier
“ And, though there should be a world of difference between the smile of a man and the bared fangs of a wolf, with Joss Merlyn they were one and the same. Daphne du Maurier
“ And all this, she thought, is only momentary, is only a fragment in time that will never come again, for yesterday already belongs to the past and is ours no longer, and tomorrow is an unknown thing t… Daphne du Maurier
“ An empty house can be as lonely as a full hotel he said at length.The trouble is that it is less impersonal. Daphne du Maurier
