Dodie Smith Quotes

Dodie Smith — English Dramatist born on May 03, 1896, died on November 24, 1990

Dorothy Gladys "Dodie" Smith was an English children's novelist and playwright, known best for the novel The Hundred and One Dalmatians. Other works include I Capture the Castle, and The Starlight Barking. The Hundred and One Dalmatians was adapted into a 1961 Disney animated movie version. Her novel I Capture the Castle was adapted into a 2003 movie version. I Capture the Castle was voted number 82 as "one of the nation's 100 best-loved novels" by the British public as part of the BBC's The Big Read... (wikipedia)

The family, that dear octopus from whose tentacles we never quite escape, nor in our innermost hearts never quite wish to.

Noble deeds and hot baths are the best cures for depression.

Contemplation seems to be about the only luxury that costs nothing.

There is something revolting about the way girls' minds often jump to marriage long before they jump to love. And most of those minds are shut to what marriage really means.

I have found that sitting in a place where you have never sat before can be inspiring.

Dodie Smith Quotes

Dodie Smith Quotes

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