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Daphne Du Maurier Quotes

Every moment was a precious thing, having in it the essence of finality Picture Quote #1

No person will ever get into my blood as a place can... People and things pass away, but not places Picture Quote #1

... but I should say that kindliness, and sincerity, and if I may say so - modesty - are worth far more to a man, to a husband, than all the wit and beauty in the world Picture Quote #1

Tact was a quality unknown to her, discretion too, and because gossip was the breath of life to her this stranger must be served for her dissection Picture Quote #1

You have blotted out the past for me, far more effectively than all the bright lights of Monte Carlo Picture Quote #1

Because I want to; because I must; because now and forever more this is where I belong to be Picture Quote #1

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I could not ask for forgiveness for something I had not done. As scapegoat, I could only bear the fault Picture Quote #1

Why this man should love that woman, what queer chemical mix-up in our blood draws us to one another, who can tell? Picture Quote #1

…you guessed that somewhere, in heaven knew what country and what guise, there was someone who was part of your body and your brain, and that without him you were lost, a straw blown by the wind Picture Quote #1

Men are simpler than you imagine my sweet child. But what goes on in the twisted, tortuous minds of women would baffle anyone Picture Quote #1

I believe there is a theory that men and women emerge finer and stronger after suffering, and that to advance in this or any world we must endure ordeal by fire Picture Quote #1

The moment of crisis had come, and I must face it. My old fears, my diffidence, my shyness, my hopeless sense of inferiority, must be conquered now and thrust aside. If I failed now I should fail forever Picture Quote #1

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We know one another. This is the present. There is no past and no future. Here I am washing my hands, and the cracked mirror shows me to myself, suspended as it were, in time; this is me, this moment will not pass Picture Quote #1

... and through it all and afterwards they would be together, making their own world where nothing mattered but the things they could give to one another, the loveliness, the silence, and the peace Picture Quote #1

All whispers and echoes from a past that is gone teem into the sleeper's brain, and he is with them, and part of them Picture Quote #1

I had build up false pictures in my mind and sat before them. I had never had the courage to demand the truth Picture Quote #1

Here was a silence between them for a moment, and she wondered if all women, when in love, were torn between two impulses, a longing to throw modesty and reserve to the winds and confess everything, and an equal determination to conceal the love forever, to be cool, aloof, utterly detached, to die rather than admit a thing so personal, so intimate Picture Quote #1

I wondered how many people there were in the world who suffered, and continued to suffer, because they could not break out from their own web of shyness and reserve, and in their blindness and folly built up a great distorted wall in front of them that hid the truth Picture Quote #1

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Looking from the window at the fantastic light and colour of my glittering fairy-world of fact that holds no tenderness, no quietude, I long suddenly for peace, for understanding Picture Quote #1

... I will shed no more tears, like a spoilt child. For whatever happens we have had what we have had. No one can take that from us. And I have been alive, who was never alive before Picture Quote #1

Time will mellow it, make it a moment for laughter. But now it was not funny, now I did not laugh. It was not the future, it was the present. It was too vivid and too real Picture Quote #1

Look on each day that comes as a challenge, as a test of courage. The pain will come in waves, some days worse than others, for no apparent reason. Accept the pain. Little by little, you will find new strength, new vision, born of the very pain and loneliness which seem, at first, impossible to master Picture Quote #1

I am glad it cannot happen twice, the fever of first love. For it is a fever, and a burden, too, whatever the poets may say Picture Quote #1

We are all ghosts of yesterday, and the phantom of tomorrow awaits us alike in sunshine or in shadow, dimly perceived at times, never entirely lost Picture Quote #1

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Writing every book is like a purge; at the end of it one is empty... like a dry shell on the beach, waiting for the tide to come in again Picture Quote #1

How lacking in intuition men could be in persuading themselves that mending some stranger's socks, and attending to his comfort, could content a woman Picture Quote #1

Living as we do in an age of noise and bluster, success is now measured accordingly. We must all be seen, and heard, and on the air Picture Quote #1

A familiar name on its own, however, does not carry its bearer far unless the talent is there, and the will to work Picture Quote #1

So you see, when war comes to one's village, one's doorstep, it isn't tragic and impersonal any longer. It is just an excuse to vomit private hatred. That is why I am not a great patriot Picture Quote #1

If there's one thing that makes a man sick, it's to have his ale poured out of an ugly hand Picture Quote #1

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Every moment was a precious thing, having in it the essence of finality (Daphne Du Maurier Quotes) No person will ever get into my blood as a place can... People and things pass away, but not places (Daphne Du Maurier Quotes) ... but I should say that kindliness, and sincerity, and if I may say so - modesty - are worth far more to a man, to a husband, than all the wit and beauty in the world (Daphne Du Maurier Quotes) Tact was a quality unknown to her, discretion too, and because gossip was the breath of life to her this stranger must be served for her dissection (Daphne Du Maurier Quotes) You have blotted out the past for me, far more effectively than all the bright lights of Monte Carlo (Daphne Du Maurier Quotes) Because I want to; because I must; because now and forever more this is where I belong to be (Daphne Du Maurier Quotes) I could not ask for forgiveness for something I had not done. As scapegoat, I could only bear the fault (Daphne Du Maurier Quotes) Why this man should love that woman, what queer chemical mix-up in our blood draws us to one another, who can tell? (Daphne Du Maurier Quotes) …you guessed that somewhere, in heaven knew what country and what guise, there was someone who was part of your body and your brain, and that without him you were lost, a straw blown by the wind (Daphne Du Maurier Quotes) Men are simpler than you imagine my sweet child. But what goes on in the twisted, tortuous minds of women would baffle anyone (Daphne Du Maurier Quotes) I believe there is a theory that men and women emerge finer and stronger after suffering, and that to advance in this or any world we must endure ordeal by fire (Daphne Du Maurier Quotes) The moment of crisis had come, and I must face it. My old fears, my diffidence, my shyness, my hopeless sense of inferiority, must be conquered now and thrust aside. If I failed now I should fail forever (Daphne Du Maurier Quotes) We know one another. This is the present. There is no past and no future. Here I am washing my hands, and the cracked mirror shows me to myself, suspended as it were, in time; this is me, this moment will not pass (Daphne Du Maurier Quotes) ... and through it all and afterwards they would be together, making their own world where nothing mattered but the things they could give to one another, the loveliness, the silence, and the peace (Daphne Du Maurier Quotes) All whispers and echoes from a past that is gone teem into the sleeper's brain, and he is with them, and part of them (Daphne Du Maurier Quotes) I had build up false pictures in my mind and sat before them. I had never had the courage to demand the truth (Daphne Du Maurier Quotes) Here was a silence between them for a moment, and she wondered if all women, when in love, were torn between two impulses, a longing to throw modesty and reserve to the winds and confess everything, and an equal determination to conceal the love forever, to be cool, aloof, utterly detached, to die rather than admit a thing so personal, so intimate (Daphne Du Maurier Quotes) I wondered how many people there were in the world who suffered, and continued to suffer, because they could not break out from their own web of shyness and reserve, and in their blindness and folly built up a great distorted wall in front of them that hid the truth (Daphne Du Maurier Quotes) Looking from the window at the fantastic light and colour of my glittering fairy-world of fact that holds no tenderness, no quietude, I long suddenly for peace, for understanding (Daphne Du Maurier Quotes) ... I will shed no more tears, like a spoilt child. For whatever happens we have had what we have had. No one can take that from us. And I have been alive, who was never alive before (Daphne Du Maurier Quotes) Time will mellow it, make it a moment for laughter. But now it was not funny, now I did not laugh. It was not the future, it was the present. It was too vivid and too real (Daphne Du Maurier Quotes) Look on each day that comes as a challenge, as a test of courage. The pain will come in waves, some days worse than others, for no apparent reason. Accept the pain. Little by little, you will find new strength, new vision, born of the very pain and loneliness which seem, at first, impossible to master (Daphne Du Maurier Quotes) I am glad it cannot happen twice, the fever of first love. For it is a fever, and a burden, too, whatever the poets may say (Daphne Du Maurier Quotes) We are all ghosts of yesterday, and the phantom of tomorrow awaits us alike in sunshine or in shadow, dimly perceived at times, never entirely lost (Daphne Du Maurier Quotes) Writing every book is like a purge; at the end of it one is empty... like a dry shell on the beach, waiting for the tide to come in again (Daphne Du Maurier Quotes) How lacking in intuition men could be in persuading themselves that mending some stranger's socks, and attending to his comfort, could content a woman (Daphne Du Maurier Quotes) Living as we do in an age of noise and bluster, success is now measured accordingly. We must all be seen, and heard, and on the air (Daphne Du Maurier Quotes) A familiar name on its own, however, does not carry its bearer far unless the talent is there, and the will to work (Daphne Du Maurier Quotes) So you see, when war comes to one's village, one's doorstep, it isn't tragic and impersonal any longer. It is just an excuse to vomit private hatred. That is why I am not a great patriot (Daphne Du Maurier Quotes) If there's one thing that makes a man sick, it's to have his ale poured out of an ugly hand (Daphne Du Maurier Quotes)

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