I do love translating; it is the pure pleasure of writing without the misery of inventing. Nancy Mitford More Quotes by Nancy Mitford More Quotes From Nancy Mitford An aristocracy in a republic is like a chicken whose head has been cut off: it may run about in a lively way, but in fact it is dead. Nancy Mitford cuttingluckrunning always either on a peak of happiness or drowning in black waters of despair they loved or they loathed, they lived in a world of superlatives Nancy Mitford despairblackwater One's emotions are intensified in Paris—one can be more happy and also more unhappy here than in any other place. But it is always a positive source of joy to live here, and there is nobody so miserable as a Parisian in exile from his town. Nancy Mitford parisunhappyjoy There are worse things than poverty, though I can't for the moment remember what they are. Nancy Mitford povertymomentsremember When the loo paper gets thicker and the writing paper thinner, it's always a bad sign, at home. Nancy Mitford paperhomewriting Nothing makes people crosser than being considered too old for love. Nancy Mitford agepeople You've no idea how long life goes on and how many, many changes it brings. Young people seem to imagine that it's over in a flash, that they do this thing, or that thing, and then die, but I can assure you they are quite wrong. Nancy Mitford longpeopleideas One thing about tourists is that it is very easy to get away from them. Like ants they follow a trail and a few yards each side of that trail there are none. Nancy Mitford yardstouriststravel A typical Irish dinner would be: cream flavored with lobster, cream with bits of veal in it, green peas and cream, cream cheese, cream flavored with strawberries. Nancy Mitford typicalwould-belobster English doctors have killed 3/4 of my friends & the joke is the remaining 1/4 go on recommending them, so odd is human nature. Nancy Mitford doctorshuman-naturegoes-on Americans relate all effort, all work, and all of life itself to the dollar. Their talk is of nothing but dollars. Nancy Mitford dollarsunited-stateseffort Surely a King who loves pleasure is less dangerous than one who loves glory? Nancy Mitford royaltyglorykings And Left-wing people are always sad because they mind dreadfully about their causes, and the causes are always going so badly. Nancy Mitford mindwingspeople Irish gardens beat all for horror. With 19 gardeners, Lord Talbot of Malahide has produced an affair exactly like a suburban golf course. Nancy Mitford gardennaturegolf Sun, silence, and happiness. Nancy Mitford silencesun Most people like reading about what they already know - there is even a public for yesterday's weather. Nancy Mitford readingyesterdayweather Nothing about human beings ever had the power to move me as a child. Black Beauty now ... ! Nancy Mitford blackchildrenmoving Do you always laugh when you make love?' said Fabrice. I hadn't thought about it, but I suppose I do. I generally laugh when I'm happy and cry when I'm not. Do you find it odd? Nancy Mitford crymaking-lovelaughing Greece is not a country of happy mediums: everything there seems to be either wonderful or horrible. Nancy Mitford horriblewonderfulcountry Always be civil to the girls, you never know who they may marry' is a aphorism which has saved many an English spinster from being treated like an Indian widow. Nancy Mitford widowsgirlmay
