A. E. Coppard

“To be far from the madding crowd is to be mad indeed.””

“Mothers are inscrutable beings to their sons, always. ("The Higgler")””

“He asked with a stiff smile 'What is love?'For me,' said Orianda, fumbling for a definition, 'for me it is a compound of anticipation and gratitude. When either of these two ingredients is absent love is dead.””