Famous Sylvia Townsend Warner Quotes

  • 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. – Sylvia Townsend Warner

    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.– Sylvia Townsend Warner

  • Wealth, if not a mere flash in the pan, compels the wealthy to become wealthier. – Sylvia Townsend Warner

    Wealth, if not a mere flash in the pan, compels the wealthy to become wealthier.– Sylvia Townsend Warner

  • She was heavier than he expected – women always are. – Sylvia Townsend Warner

    She was heavier than he expected – women always are.– Sylvia Townsend Warner