Barbara Pym Quote

There was something about the idea of an orphan that brought out the best in Humphrey, that desire to do good without too much personal inconvenience that lurks in most of us.

The Sweet Dove Died (1978)

There was something about the idea of an orphan that brought out the best in Humphrey, that desire to do good without too much personal inconvenience ...

There was something about the idea of an orphan that brought out the best in Humphrey, that desire to do good without too much personal inconvenience ...

There was something about the idea of an orphan that brought out the best in Humphrey, that desire to do good without too much personal inconvenience ...

There was something about the idea of an orphan that brought out the best in Humphrey, that desire to do good without too much personal inconvenience ...