Sylvia Townsend Warner

Quotes by Sylvia Townsend Warner

• She was heavier than he expected - women always are.

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• She was heavier than he expected - women always are.

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• After a while, the telephone rang. Like a snakebite the thought darted into me, I shall never be rung up by her again. Total grief is like a minefield. No knowing when one will touch the tripwire.

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• There is a moral, of course, and like all morals it is better not pursued.

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• Janet rang up - and wept. To weep in a public call-box. There's desolation.

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