Stella Gibbons Quotes

Twice, in half an hour, Hetty had held up Miss Barlow's plans, and prevented her from moving as quic...

To tidy up takes time, and she wants all her time for wolfing books...

Dear, Missus, Mister - I beg you never to give thoughts to war, in no way, not to work for it, not b...

Surely she had endured enough for one evening without having to listen to intelligent conversation?

Bookshelves stood against the four walls. They were shapely and well made, but were all second-hand;...

Haven't you enough money?'For she knew that this is what is the matter with nearly everybody over tw...

Ye know, doan't ye, what it feels like when ye burn yer hand in takin' a cake out of the oven or wi'...

One of the disadvantages of almost universal education was the fact that all kinds of persons acquir...

He stood at the table facing Flora and blowing heavily on his tea and staring at her. Flora did not ...

Mary, you know I hate parties. My idea of hell is a very large party in a cold room where everybody ...

While she lay there with these old worn thoughts coming obediently into her mind, called there by ha...

She liked to watch her father as he read, and to listen to the smoothly rolling tones; she felt no c...

She sat in a corner warm with sunlight, a copy of Home Notes open unread upon her knee, and watched ...