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Quotes from A Taste of Honey — Shelagh Delaney

1938–2011 England

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9 quotes

Women never have young minds. They are born three thousand years old.

A Taste of Honey (1959)

The only consolation I can find in your immediate presence is your ultimate absence.

A Taste of Honey (1959)

In this country there are only two seasons, winter and winter.

A Taste of Honey (1959)

We don't ask for life, we have it thrust upon us.

A Taste of Honey (1959)

I can’t stand people who laugh at other people. They’d get a bigger laugh if they laughed at themselves.

A Taste of Honey (1959)

Why don't you learn from my mistakes? It takes half your time to learn from your own.

A Taste of Honey (1959)

I’m not frightened of the darkness outside. It’s the darkness inside houses I don’t like.

A Taste of Honey (1959)

I dreamt about you last night. Fell out of bed twice.

A Taste of Honey (1959)

My usual self is a very unusual self.

A Taste of Honey (1959)

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Shelagh Delaney (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.