Dodie Smith - Life Quotes

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I have noticed that when things happen in one's imaginings, they never happen in one's life, so I am curbing myself.

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I only want to write. And there's no college for that except life.

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For I know I shall be interrupted— I shall want to be, really, because life is too exciting to sit still for long.

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I know all about the facts of life, and I don't think much of them.

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I believe it is customary to get one's washing over first in baths and bask afterwards; personally, I bask first. I have discovered that the first few minutes are the best and not to be wasted — my brain always seethes with ideas and life suddenly looks much better than did.

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I wanted to know more about the young... strange that though they laughed so loud, they so seldom smiled. Perhaps laughter was involuntary whereas smiling was part of an attitude to life.

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Perhaps it would really be rather dull to be married and settled for life. Liar! It would be heaven.

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