Quotes by Mary Henrietta Kingsley

“I remember one of my tutors saying, 'Always when on a long march assume the attitude you feel most inclined to, as it is less tiring.””

“At present I am undecided whether nature tried 'her 'prentice hand' on them in her earliest youth, or whether, having got thoroughly tired of making the delicately beautiful antelopes, corallines, butterflies,and orchids, she just said 'Goodness! I am quite worn out with this finicking work. Here, just put these other viscera into big bags - I can't bother any more.””

“Cape Sierra Leone, a sandy promontory at the end of which is situated a lighthouse of irregular habits.””