48 Quotes by Mary Wesley

Writing Part of the Scenery has been a very different experience. I have been reminded of people and events, real and imaginary which have been part of my life. This book is a celebration of the land which means so much to me.

We all lie to each other, present some sort of front.

Women's courage is rather different from men's. The fact that women have to bring up children and look after husbands makes them braver at facing long-term issues, such as illness. Men are more immediately courageous. Lots of people are brave in battle.

Of course risk-taking does not always pay off, but it's a lot of fun!

Looking back, I understand that I was teaching myself to write.

People try much less hard to make a marriage work than they used to fifty years ago. Divorce is easier.

A lot of people stop short. They don't actually die but they say, 'Right I'm old, and I'm going to retire,' and then they dwindle into nothing. They go off to Florida and become jolly boring.

They may turn out to be a great disappointment, or perhaps they may be full of enchanting surprises.

I remember the evacuee children from towns and cities throwing stones at the farm animals. When we explained that if you did that you wouldnt have any milk, meat or eggs, they soon learned to respect the animals.