232 Quotes by Dodie Smith

It came to me that Hyde Park has never belonged to London - that it has always been , in spirit, a stretch of countryside; and that it links the Londons of all periods together most magically - by remaining forever unchanged at the heart of a ever-changing town.

Walking down Belmotte was the oddest sensation-- every step took us deeper into the mist until at last it closed over our heads. It was like being drowned in the ghost of water.

extreme happiness invites religion almost as much as extreme misery.

I believe it is customary to get one's washing over first in baths and bask afterwards; personally, I bask first. I have discovered that the first few minutes are the best and not to be wasted-- my brain always seethes with ideas and life suddenly looks much better than did.

The family – that dear octopus from whose tentacles we never quite escape, nor, in our inmost hearts, ever quite wish to.

What is it about the English countryside – why is the beauty so much more than visual? Why does it touch one so?

It is the still, yellow kind of afternoon when one is apt to get stuck in a dream if one sits very quiet.

Because there’s so much that just can’t be said plainly. Try describing what beauty is – plainly – and you’ll see what I mean.

When I read a book, I put in all the imagination I can, so that it is almost like writing the book as well as reading it – or rather, it is like living it. It makes reading so much more exciting, but I don’t suppose many people try to do it.