13 Quotes by E. M. Delafield

Am sorry to note that abuse and condemnation of a common acquaintance often constitutes very strong bond of union between otherwise uncongenial spirits.

Most Englishmen are convinced that God is an Englishman, probably educated at Eton.

Inequalities of Fate very curious. Should like, on this account, to believe in Reincarnation.

Are modern children going to revolt against being modern, and if so, what form will reaction of modern parents take?

She is never alone when she has Her Books. Books, to her, are Friends. Give her Shakespeare or Jane Austen, Meredith or Hardy, and she is Lost – lost in a world of her own. She sleeps so little that most of her nights are spent reading.

Always remember, me dear, whether you’re listening to a tale or telling one: Every penny piece that’s struck has two sides to it.

A child with an intense capacity for feeling can suffer to a degree that is beyond any degree of adult suffering, because imagination, ignorance, and the conviction of utter helplessness are untempered either by reason or by experience.

Every Englishman is an average Englishman: it is a national characteristic.

Does not a misplaced optimism exist, common to all mankind, leading on to false conviction that social engagements, if dated sufficiently far ahead, will never really materialize?