234 Quotes by Katherine Mansfield

The ostrich burying its head in the sand does at any rate wish to convey the impression that its head is the most important part of it.

The whole world shall be ours because of our love.

I want, by understanding myself, to understand others.

Who is to decide between 'Let it be' and 'Force it'?

To long for everything: sorrow; to accept everything: joy.

conversation is like a dear little baby that is brought in to be handed round. You must rock it, nurse it, keep it on the move if you want it to keep smiling.

Children are unaccountable little creatures.

Do you remember your childhood? I am always coming across these marvelous accounts by writers who declare that they remember 'everything.' I certainly don't. The dark stretches, the blanks, are much bigger than the bright glimpses. I seem to have spent most of my time like a plant in a cupboard.

... I'd always rather be with people who loved me too little rather than with people who loved me too much.