“By god, DH Lawrence was right when he said there must be a dumb, dark, dull, bitter belly-tension between a man and a woman, and how else could this be achieved save in the long monotony of marriage?” MenLongSaidDarkBitterDumbTensionDullBellyMonotonyCold Comfort Farm Author:Stella Gibbons
“You have the most revolting Florence Nightingale complex,' said Mrs. Smiling. It is not that at all, and well you know it. On the whole, I dislike my fellow beings; I find them so difficult to understand. But I have a tidy mind and untidy lives irritate me. Also, they are uncivilized.” KnowsMindWellsSaidWholeDifficultFellowsComplexesDislikeTidyNightingalesFlorenceUncivilizedCold Comfort FarmFlorence Nightingale Book:Cold comfort farm Source: Cold comfort farm
“Well,' said Mrs Smiling, 'it sounds an appalling place, but in a different way from all the others. I mean, it does sound interesting and appalling, while the others just sound appalling.” WayWellsMeanDoeSaidDifferentSoundInterestingDifferent WaysWell SaidCold Comfort Farm Book:Cold comfort farm Source: Cold comfort farm
