“A child who is happy on his pony's back has something which will be to him a glorious memory that the years cannot dim.” Quote by Muriel Wace
“We want more knowledge about our animals and less sentiment. Far more cruelty is caused in this country by lack of knowledge than by lack of heart.” WantHeartCountryAnimalCrueltySentimentsMore KnowledgeLack Of Knowledge Author:Muriel Wace
“I do not think that the nerve of the modern child is any too good; how can one expect it, brought up as they are amongst all the horrors of civilization. The 'daring' child who used to be common enough, is seldom met nowadays.” ThinkingChildrenEnoughUsedCommonModernCivilizationMetsHorrorUsed To BeNervesDaring Author:Muriel Wace
“I have had my share of twiddling my thumbs while sitting idle at home” HomeShareSittingIdleThumbs Author:Ranvir Shorey
“I am not greedy of money myself, but the monotony of always screwing and paring is more tiresome than the monotony of riches.” MoneyRichesGreedyMonotonyTiresome Author:Annie French Hector
“[On reading:] It is almost the only inexhaustible pleasure.” ReadingPleasure Author:Annie French Hector
“everybody fancies they have that rare thing, a sense of humour.” HumorHumourFancyRare Things Author:Olivia Robertson
“The Irish question is this: Do the Irish know the answer to everything? ... And the answer to that is that we know fifteen different answers to every question. All of them right.” KnowsDifferentAnswersIrelandFifteen Author:Olivia Robertson
“As for myself, there are two things I dread, - death and marriage. I must die, but I need not marry. I have sworn I will never be taken alive.” NeedsTwoDiesMarriageTakenAliveTwo ThingsDread Book:The sprightly romance of Marsac Source: The sprightly romance of Marsac