“There is an abiding beauty which may be appreciated by those who will see things as they are and who will ask for no reward except to see.”
Quotes by Vera Brittain
“Perhaps ... To R.A.L. Perhaps some day the sun will shine again, And I shall see that still the skies are blue, And feel one more I do not live in vain, Although bereft of you. Perhaps the golden meadows at my feet, Will make the sunny hours of spring seem gay, And I shall find the white May-blossoms sweet, Though You have passed away. Perhaps the summer woods will shimmer bright, And crimson roses once again be fair, And autumn harvest fields a rich delight, Although You are not there. But though kind Time may many joys renew, There is one greatest joy I shall not know Again, because my heart for loss of You Was broken, long ago.”
“There seemed to be nothing left in the world, for I felt that Roland had taken with him all my future and Edward all my past.”
Vera BrittainVera Brittain was an English writer, feminist, and pacifist, best known for her poignant memoir, Testament of Youth, published in 1933. This seminal work chronicled her experiences as a Voluntary Aid ...