Hope Mirrlees quotes

Pride and resentment are not indigenous in the human heart; and perhaps it is due to the gardener's innate love of the exotic that we take such pains to make them thrive. (Hope Mirrlees)
A house with old furniture has no need of ghosts to be haunted. View quote
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Reason I know, is only a drug, and, as such, its effects are never permanent. But, like the juice of the poppy, it often gives a temporary relief. View quote
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Without respite he is dragged by the two wild horses, memory and hope; and he is tormented by a secret that he never can tell. View quote
Hope Mirrlees