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Vera Brittain was a British writer, poet, and feminist, born on December 29, 1893. She is renowned for her memoir 'Testament of Youth,' which offers a poignant account of her experiences during World War I. Brittain's writing frequently addressed women's rights and the societal impact of war. She passed away on March 29, 1970.

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Famous Vera Brittain Quotes

“So many people seem to imagine that because the actual tools of writing are easily accessible, it is less difficult than the other arts. This is entirely an illusion.”

People Writing Art Seems Difficult Imagine Illusion Tools Imagine That

Book:On becoming a writer

Source: On becoming a writer

“Why, I wonder, do people who at one time or another have all been young themselves, and who ought therefore to know better, generalize so suavely and so mendaciously about the golden hours of youth-that period of life when every sorrow seems permanent, and every setback insuperable?”

People Knows Seems Young Hours Wonder Honesty Youth Ought Periods Sorrow Golden Permanent One Time Accuracy Setback Golden Hour

Author:Vera Brittain

“It never seems to occur to anybody that some women may not want to find husbands.”

Want May Seems Husband

Book:Testament of Youth: An Autobiographical Study Of The Years 1900-1925

Source: Testament of Youth: An Autobiographical Study Of The Years 1900-1925

“Babies are a nuisance, of course. But so does everything seem to be that is worth while – husbands and books and committees and being loved and everything. We have to choose between barren ease and rich unrest – or rather, one does not choose.”

Children Doe Book Seems Courses Rich Baby Husband Ease Worthwhile Committees Being Loved Nuisance Unrest

Author:Vera Brittain

About the Author

Born: December 29, 1893
Died: March 29, 1970
Known for: Writer
Quotes: 54

Books & Sources

Testament of YouthRelated source material

Testament of Youth: An Autobiographical Study Of The Years 1900-1925Related source material

On becoming a writerRelated source material

The Dark TideRelated source material

On being an authorRelated source material

Selected letters of Winifred Holtby and Vera Brittain, 1920-1935Related source material

Because You Died: Poetry and Prose of the First World War and AfterRelated source material

Lady Into Woman: A History of Women from Victoria to Elizabeth IIRelated source material

One Voice: Pacifist Writings from the Second World WarRelated source material

Testament of Friendship: The Story of Winifred HoltbyRelated source material

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