“It is best as one grows older to strip oneself of possessions, to shed oneself downward like a tree, to be almost wholly earth before one dies.”
Quotes by Sylvia Townsend Warner
“One doesn’t become a witch to run around being harmful, or to run around being helpful either, a district visitor on a broomstick. It’s to escape all that - to have a life of one’s own, not an existence doled out to by others.”
“She was heavier than he expected - women always are.”
Sylvia Townsend WarnerSylvia Townsend Warner was an English novelist, poet, and musicologist whose literary contributions spanned several genres and themes. Born in 1893, she gained recognition with her debut novel, Lolly ...