Life is sometimes sad and often dull, but there are currants in the cake, and here is one of them.
Nancy MitfordPeople in towns are always preoccupied. 'Have I missed the bus? Have I forgotten the potatoes? Can I get across the road?
Nancy Mitfordalways either on a peak of happiness or drowning in black waters of despair they loved or they loathed, they lived in a world of superlatives
Nancy MitfordYou've no idea how long life goes on and how many, many changes it brings. Young people seem to imagine that it's over in a flash, that they do this thing, or that thing, and then die, but I can assure you they are quite wrong.
Nancy Mitford