26 Quotes by Flora Thompson

No book's too old for anybody who is able to enjoy it, and none too young, either, for that matter. Let her read what she likes.

One boy's a boy; two boys be half a boy, and three boys be no boy at all', ran the old country saying.

Brains were no good to a working man; they only made him discontented and saucy and lose his jobs. She'd seen it happen again and again.

The human eye loves to rest upon wide expanses of pure colour: the moors in the purple heyday of the heather, miles of green downland, and the sea when it lies calm and blue and boundless, all delight it; but to some none of these, lovely though they all are, can give the same satisfaction of spirit as acres upon acres of golden corn. There is both beauty and bread and the seeds of bread for future generations.

Afterwards, they always had tea in the kitchen, much the nicest room in the house.

You don't want to be poor and look poor, too,' they would say; and 'We've got our pride. Yes, we've got our pride.

It was still the custom of the countryside to build with local materials produced as close to the selected site as possible, for transport was difficult, even the best of country roads being more fitted for horseback traffic rather than heavy loads.

You can lock up from a thief, but you can’t from a liar.

Any artwork needs time and patience and needs above a quiet mind.