Rose Macaulay quotes

It is a common delusion that you make things better by talking about them. (Rose Macaulay)
It was a book to kill time for those who liked it better dead. View quote
Rose Macaulay
You should always believe what you read in the newspapers, for that makes them more interesting. View quote
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Each wrong act brings with it its own anesthetic, dulling the conscience and blinding it against further light, and sometimes for years. View quote
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"Take my camel, dear," said my aunt Dot, as she climbed down from this animal on her return from High Mass. View quote
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Love's a disease. But curable. View quote
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Poem me no poems. View quote
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At the worst, a house unkept cannot be so distressing as a life unlived. View quote
Rose Macaulay

Rose Macaulay

Occupation: English Novelist
Born: August 1, 1881
Died: October 30, 1958
Quotes count: 8
Wikipedia: Rose Macaulay

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