“One of the disadvantages of almost universal education was the fact that all kinds of persons acquired a familiarity with one's favorite writers. It gave one a curious feeling; it was like seeing a drunken stranger wrapped in one's dressing gown.”Stella Gibbons book Cold Comfort FarmSource: Cold Comfort Farm
“She liked Victorian novels. They were the only kind of novel you could read while eating an apple.”Stella Gibbons book Cold Comfort FarmSource: Cold Comfort Farm
“Like all really strong-minded women, on whom everybody flops, she adored being bossed about. It was so restful.”Stella Gibbons book Cold Comfort FarmSource: Cold Comfort Farm