no one had experiences any more, only traumas.
“no one had experiences any more, only traumas.” Beryl Bainbridge
“no one had experiences any more, only traumas.” Beryl Bainbridge
“Well, I woke up one morning around Christmas, went as far as the shops, and when I got to the corner I felt this violent … Read More
“It seems to me that a mutually beneficial relationship between a man and woman requires the man to be dominant. A sensible woman will allow … Read More
“nothing is so sad as the injustices of old age.” Beryl Bainbridge
“There are many things in this life capable of throwing people off course – the death of someone close, the loss of income or health, … Read More
“I’ve never been drawn to the feminist movement. I was brought up to believe that men had little to do with the home or children … Read More
“I’ve never been put down by a man, unless I deserved it, and have never felt inferior.” Beryl Bainbridge
“The sun burnt on, drugging everything with warmth.” Beryl Bainbridge
“Being constantly with children was like wearing a pair of shoes that were expensive and too small. She couldn’t bear to throw them out, but … Read More
“Moonlight lined the windowsills like a fall of snow.” Beryl Bainbridge
“Women are programmed to love completely, and men are programmed to spread it around. We are fools to think it’s any different.” Beryl Bainbridge
“It is the generation of the unemphatic. Steal, kill, lie, fornicate, but beware of indulging with conviction.” Beryl Bainbridge
“There is nothing more guaranteed to reduce a man to the essentials than to live beneath the sky.” Beryl Bainbridge
“Emotions weren’t like washing. There was no call to peg them out for all the world to view.” Beryl Bainbridge
“When passion is mutual, there is always the danger of the fire burning to ashes.” Beryl Bainbridge
“The vital accessories to my work are my reference books, such as the complete Shakespeare and a prayer book, and a large refuse bin.” … Read More
“Once the grammar has been learned, writing is simply talking on paper and in time learning what not to say.” Beryl Bainbridge
“The prize I value most was given to me 60 years ago. I was named the girl with the cleanest fingernails.” Beryl Bainbridge
“The older one becomes the quicker the present fades into sepia and the past looms up in glorious technicolour” Beryl Bainbridge
“Everything else you grow out of, but you never recover from childhood.” Beryl Bainbridge