Ivy Compton-Burnett Quote

'She still seems to me in her own way a person born to command,' said Luce... 'I wonder if anyone is born to obey,' said Isabel. 'That may be why people command rather badly, that they have no suitable material to work on.'


A Family and a Fortune (1939)


'She still seems to me in her own way a person born to command,' said Luce... 'I wonder if anyone is born to obey,' said Isabel. 'That may be why...

'She still seems to me in her own way a person born to command,' said Luce... 'I wonder if anyone is born to obey,' said Isabel. 'That may be why...

'She still seems to me in her own way a person born to command,' said Luce... 'I wonder if anyone is born to obey,' said Isabel. 'That may be why...

'She still seems to me in her own way a person born to command,' said Luce... 'I wonder if anyone is born to obey,' said Isabel. 'That may be why...