I used to do miserably in English literature, which I thought was a sign of moral turpitude. As I look back on it, I think it was rather to my credit. The notion of actually putting writers' words into other words is quite ridiculous because why bother if writers mean what they mean, and if they don't, why read them? There is, I suppose, a case for studying literary works in depth, but I don't quite know what 'in depth' means unless you read a paragraph over and over again.
Patricia WentworthOnce a suggestion has entered the general atmosphere of human thought, it is very difficult to neutralise it.
Patricia Wentworthif you cannot get what you want, common sense suggests that you should put your mind to wanting what you can get.
Patricia Wentworth