Phyllis Bottome
Phyllis Bottome
Phyllis Forbes Denniswas a British novelist and short story writer who wrote under her birth name, Phyllis Bottome...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth31 May 1884
men life-is made
... can life be made undignified by any act of man?
responsibility firsts oneself
Our responsibility to ourselves comes first -- because in a sense what one is oneself is the responsibility that one has for others!
feelings wells persons
When you know a person particularly well, you cannot escape their ruffled feelings.
support pet degrade
... one pets what one degrades; and one has to support what one has enfeebled
truth defense truth-is
Truth is its own defense.
hippopotamus
Marriage! ... Why, it is like living in a thimble with a hippopotamus!
niceness pleasant
Nobody can afford to appear more pleasant than they really are!
picnics were-not-meant-to-be caterpillars
I am never at picnics. The ground was not meant to be sat upon in its raw state, I feel sure, and I prefer my food without either caterpillars or drafts!
ears hunters grows
... the ears of the hunted grow even keener than a hunter's.
mind different opinion
All persecution is a sign of fear; for if we did not fear the power of an opinion different from our own, we should not mind others holding it.
things-in-life possibility terrible
it is the possibilities which are the most terrible things in life.
skills magic physicians
it must depend as much upon the patient's willingness to be cured, as upon the physician's skill in curing. There is neither force not magic in psychiatry.
memories children born
A refugee is as helpless as a new born child - but not so appealing! Besides, a new born child has no memories!
cows rich seven
If one has one cow, it is always better not to be too familiar with those who have seven.