“ Mary could see that her aunt was eager to speak of things unconnected with her present life; she seemed afraid of any questions, so Mary spared her, and plunged into a description of the last years at… Daphne du Maurier
“ I wish I was a woman of about thirty-six dressed in black satin with a string of pearls. Daphne du Maurier
“ I thought at first somebody was dead, but after a while I saw it was just England. Daphne du Maurier
“ I looked at him over my glass of citronade. It was not easy to explain my father and usually I never talked about him. He was my secret property. Preserved for me alone, much as Manderley was preserve… Daphne du Maurier
“ Ambrose used to say to me in Florence that it was worth the tedium of visitors to experience the pleasure of their going. Daphne du Maurier
“ A pleasantly situated hotel close to the sea, and chalets by the water's edge where one breakfasted. Clientele well-to-do, and although I count myself no snob I cannot abide paper bags and orange peel… Daphne du Maurier
“ I feel it's all wrong to be nervous," said Maria. "I feel it's lack of confidence. One ought to go right ahead, never minding.""Some people do," he said, "but they're the duds. They are the ones that… Daphne du Maurier
“ We're safe enough now,' he thought, 'we're snug and tight, like an air-raid shelter. We can hold out. It's just the food that worries me. Food and coal for the fire. We've enough for two or three days… Daphne du Maurier
“ This house sheltered us, we spoke, we loved within those walls. That was yesterday. To-day we pass on, we see it no more, and we are different, changed in some infinitesimal way. We can never be quite… Daphne du Maurier
“ Then, like all dreamers, I was possessed of a sudden with supernatural powers and passed like a spirit through the barrier before me. Daphne du Maurier
“ The peace of Manderley. The quietude and the grace. Whoever lived within its walls, whatever trouble there was and strife, however much uneasiness and pain, no matter what tears were shed, what sorrow… Daphne du Maurier
“ She knew that this was happiness, this was living as she had always wished to live. Daphne du Maurier
“ Jem was safe from her, and he would ride away with a song on his lips and a laugh at her expense, forgetful of her, and of his brother, and of God; while she dragged through the years, sullen and bitt… Daphne du Maurier
“ I’d be no use in a town, said Mary. I’ve never known anything but this life by the river, and I don’t want to. Going into Helston is town enough for me. I’m best here, with the few chickens that’s lef… Daphne du Maurier
“ If you think I'm one of the people who try to be funny at breakfast you're wrong. Daphne du Maurier
“ I wish I were a man, William.Why so, my lady?Because I too would find my ship, and go forth, a law unto myself. Daphne du Maurier
“ I had so identified myself with Rebecca that my own dull self did not exist, had never come to Manderley. I had gone back in thought and in person to the days that were gone. Daphne du Maurier
