Writing Part of the Scenery has been a very different experience. I have been reminded of people and events, real and imaginary which have been part of my life. This book is a celebration of the land which means so much to me.
Mary Wesley
A lot of people stop short. They don't actually die but they say, 'Right I'm old, and I'm going to retire,' and then they dwindle into nothing. They go off to Florida and become jolly boring.
rights people
I have a garden, and I'm passionately interested in young people.
people
People try much less hard to make a marriage work than they used to fifty years ago. Divorce is easier.
marriage people work
That image of the countryside being a threatening place still exists. People continue to resist the challenge of learning about aspects of life they don't understand.
places life challenge people
Unimaginative people are spared quite a lot. They're often much happier, because they don't go through all the variety of conceptions of the person they love.
Women's courage is rather different from men's. The fact that women have to bring up children and look after husbands makes them braver at facing long-term issues, such as illness. Men are more immediately courageous. Lots of people are brave in battle.
women people men
life people experience
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