Penelope Fitzgerald Quote

I have remained true to my deepest convictions. I mean the courage of those who are born to be defeated, the weaknesses of the strong, and the tragedy of misunderstandings and missed opportunities, which I have done my best to treat as comedy—for otherwise how can we manage to bear it?


A House of Air (ed. HarperCollins UK, 2009) - ISBN: 9780007355426


I have remained true to my deepest convictions. I mean the courage of those who are born to be defeated, the weaknesses of the strong, and the...

I have remained true to my deepest convictions. I mean the courage of those who are born to be defeated, the weaknesses of the strong, and the...

I have remained true to my deepest convictions. I mean the courage of those who are born to be defeated, the weaknesses of the strong, and the...

I have remained true to my deepest convictions. I mean the courage of those who are born to be defeated, the weaknesses of the strong, and the...