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Sylvia Townsend Warner was an American novelist whose works delved into the complexities of human relationships and the influence of historical events on individuals. Born on December 6, 1893, she spent much of her life in New England, which deeply influenced her writing. Warner's career spanned several decades, during which she published a number of critically acclaimed novels.

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Famous Sylvia Townsend Warner Quotes

“[On an anarchist acquaintance:] Everything in appearance the most alarmist aunt could wish.”

Wish Appearance Aunt Acquaintance Anarchist Alarmists

Author:Sylvia Townsend Warner

“But what are wishes, compared with longings?”

Desire Wish Longing

Book:The diaries of Sylvia Townsend Warner

Source: The diaries of Sylvia Townsend Warner

“I wish I could be a grandmother. It is wanton extravagance to have had a youth with no one to tell of it to when one grows old.”

Wish Grows Youth Grandmother Grandparent Extravagance Wanton

Book:The diaries of Sylvia Townsend Warner

Source: The diaries of Sylvia Townsend Warner

“I wish I could write librettos for the rest of my life. It is the purest of human pleasures, a heavenly hermaphroditism of being both writer and musician. No wonder that selfish beast Wagner kept it all to himself.”

Writing Humans Wish Pleasure Wonder Music Musician Selfish Beast Heavenly Wagner

Book:Letters

Source: Letters

“I wish you could see the two cats drowsing side by side in a Victorian nursing chair, their paws, their ears, their tails complementarily adjusted, their blue eyes blinking open on a single thought of when I shall remember it's their supper time. They might have been composed by Bach for two flutes.”

Has Beens Two Might Eye Remember Wish Sides Cat Ears Blue Chairs Tails Might Have Been Nursing Wish You Blue Eyes Victorian Supper Paws Flutes Supper Time

Author:Sylvia Townsend Warner

About the Author

Born: December 6, 1893
Died: May 1, 1978
Known for: Novelist
Quotes: 94

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The diaries of Sylvia Townsend WarnerRelated source material

LettersRelated source material

I'll stand by you: selected letters of Sylvia Townsend Warner and Valentine Ackland : with narrative by Sylvia Townsend WarnerRelated source material

Kingdoms of ElfinRelated source material

Lolly WillowesRelated source material

Lolly Willowes: or, The loving huntsmanRelated source material

Selected stories of Sylvia Townsend WarnerRelated source material

Scenes of ChildhoodRelated source material

Swans on an Autumn River: StoriesRelated source material

Collected PoemsRelated source material

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