Rumer Godden quotes

If books were Persian carpets, one would not look only at the outer side. because it is the stitch that makes a carpet wear, gives it its life and bloom. (Rumer Godden)

For a dyed-in-the-wool author, nothing is as dead as a book once it is written. She is rather like a cat whose kittens have grown up.

Rumer Godden

The stitch of a book is its words.

Rumer Godden

It is an anxious, sometimes a dangerous thing to be a doll. Dolls cannot choose; they can only be chosen; they cannot 'do'; they can only be done by.

Rumer Godden

I loved Mr. Darcy far more than any of my own husbands.

Rumer Godden

When you learn to read you will be born again... and you will never be quite so alone again.

Rumer Godden