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Rumer Godden Quotes

Every piece of writing... starts from what I call a grit... a sight or sound, a sentence or happening that does not pass away... but quite inexplicably lodges in the mind.
Rumer Godden

For a dyed-in-the-wool author, nothing is as dead as a book once it is written. She is rather like a cat whose kittens have grown up.
Rumer Godden

If books were Persian carpets, one would not look only at the outer side. because it is the stitch that makes a carpet wear, gives it its life and bloom.
Rumer Godden

"It is My own peace I give unto you." Not, notice, the world's peace.
Rumer Godden

The motto was "Pax," but the word was set in a circle of thorns.
Rumer Godden

The stitch of a book is its words.
Rumer Godden

Type:
Novelist
Date of Birth:
1907-12-10
Year of Death:
1998
Nationality:
English