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Quote by Mary Butts

“Not till the end of the war will there be any time for art or love or magic again. Perhaps never again.”

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The Journals of Mary Butts offer a glimpse into the private thoughts and experiences of the author, providing an intimate look at her life and times. more

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Mary Butts

Mary Butts was an English writer known for her modernist and avant-garde literary works. Born on December 13, 1890, she was a prominent figure in the literary circles of her time. Her writing often explored complex themes and was characterized by its experimental style. Butts passed away on March 5, 1937, leaving behind a legacy of innovative literature. more

“I cannot remember a time when I was not enraptured or tortured by words. Always there have been words which, sometimes for their sound alone, sometimes for their sound and sense, I would not use. From a loathing of their grossness or sickliness, their weight or want of weight. Their inexactitude, their feeling of acidity or insipidity. Their action, not only on the intelligence but on the nerves, was instant.”

Want Has Beens Sometimes Use Feelings Action Remember Sound Weight Instant Nerves Loathing

Book:The Crystal Cabinet: My Childhood at Salterns

Source: The Crystal Cabinet: My Childhood at Salterns

“If it is true that it is the simplicity of the Einsteinian formulae which constitutes their difficulty, that they are so obvious as to escape notice, it seems to me that this applies to events in life, numberless happenings, perhaps the basic ones, which we, saturated in detail and hurrying through subdivisions, lose sight of.”

Ifs Seems Loses Events Happenings Sight Difficulty Simplicity Details Obvious Hurrying Saturated Events In Life

Author:Mary Butts

“What would be achieved ever if people lost the ability to dream?”

People Ifs Dream Would Be Lost Ability

Author:Martha Albrand

“there are things you mustn't even try to explain. They either become trite or they tie you down to something that's only half true.”

Trying Half Ties