“ What could she do, bound as she was by the tyranny of silence? She dared not explain the girl to herself...that wilfully selfish tyranny of silence evolved by a crafty old ostrich of a world for its o… Radclyffe Hall
“ The eye of youth is very observant. Youth has its moments of keen intuition, even normal youth -- but the intuition of those who stand mi-way between the sexes is so ruthless, so poignant, so deadly,… Radclyffe Hall
“ The doctors cannot make the ignorant think, cannot hope to bring home the sufferings of millions; only one of ourselves can someday do that...It will need great courage but it will be done, because al… Radclyffe Hall
“ From the Bullens’ cottage came Father and Alf. They were carrying Granny on her old straw pallet. Hannah followed with the rest of the family. Showers of sparks were blowing on to the roof and against… Radclyffe Hall
“ Do you believe in God, Martin?'And he answered, 'Yes, because of His trees. Don't you?' Radclyffe Hall
“ Do you believe in God, Martin?'And he answered, 'Yes, because of His trees. Don't you?''I'm not sure...''Oh, my poor, blind Stephen! Look again, go on looking until you do believe. Radclyffe Hall
“ The world hid its head in the sands of convention, so that by seeing nothing it might avoid Truth. Radclyffe Hall
“ Joan has a right to love whom she likes, and to go where she likes and to work and be independent and happy, and if she can’t be happy then she has a right to make her own unhappiness; it’s a thousand… Radclyffe Hall
“ And her eyes filled with heavy, regretful tears, yet she did not quite know for what she was weeping. She only knew that some great sense of loss, some great sense of incompleteness possessed her, and… Radclyffe Hall
“ Then Stephen must tell her the cruel truth, she must say: ‘I am one of those whom God marked on the forehead. Like Cain, I am marked and blemished. If you come to me, Mary, the world will abhor you, w… Radclyffe Hall
“ There is something mankind can never destroy in spite of an unreasoning will to destruction, and this is its own idealism, that integral part of its very being. Radclyffe Hall
“ Life had already taught Stephen one thing, and that was that never must human beings be allowed to suspect that a creature fears them. The fear of the one is a spur to the many, for the primitive hunt… Radclyffe Hall
“ In her they instinctively sensed an outlaw, and theirs was the task of policing nature. Radclyffe Hall
“ Do try to remember this: even the world's not so black as it is painted-Valerie to Stephen (pg. 408) Radclyffe Hall
“ This is only the beginning. Many die, many kill their bodies and souls, but they cannot kill the justice of God, even they cannot kill the eternal spirit. From their very degradation that spirit will… Radclyffe Hall
“ For your own sake you must go to Oxford, you'll need every weapon your brain can give you; being what you are you'll need every weapon. Radclyffe Hall
“ For the sake of all the others who are like you, but less strong and less gifted perhaps, many of them, it's up to you to have the courage to make good. Radclyffe Hall
