Beryl Bainbridge quotes

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 they gave her blisters. (Beryl Bainbridge)
Everything else you grow out of, but you never recover from childhood. View quote
Beryl Bainbridge
I am of the firm belief that everybody could write books and I never understand why they don't. After all, everybody speaks. Once the grammar has been learnt it is simply talking on paper and in time learning what not to say. View quote
Beryl Bainbridge
The older one becomes the quicker the present fades into sepia and the past looms up in glorious technicolour. View quote
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What we remember is probably fiction anyway. View quote
Beryl Bainbridge
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 the man to think he is the most important partner. View quote
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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 - except to bring in the money. View quote
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When I got a telly we had no aerial, but I discovered that if I or one of the children stood by it you could get a picture. So I had to make a statue that could stand by the telly. View quote
Beryl Bainbridge