Quotes of Beverley Nichols - somelinesforyou

“ One of the many reasons why gardens are increasingly precious to us in this day and age is that they help us to escape from the tyranny of speed. Our skies are streaked with jets, our roads have turned to racetracks, and in the cities the crowds rush to and fro as though the devil were at their heels. But as soon as we open the garden gate, Time seems almost to stand still, slowing down to the gentle ticking of the Clock of the Universe. ”

- Beverley Nichols

“ Every leaf that taps against the attic window, every thorn that nestles against the bricks, is part of a barrier that keeps the twentieth century at bay. I have always taken a dim view of the twentieth century, so that I consider this to be a laudable amibition. ”

- Beverley Nichols

“ Marriage - a book of which the first chapter is written in poetry and the remaining chapters in prose. ”

- Beverley Nichols

“ To be overcome by the fragrance of flowers is a delectable form of defeat. ”

- Beverley Nichols

“ To be overcome by the fragrance of flowers is a delectable form of defeat. ”

- Beverley Nichols

“ Marriage - a book of which the first chapter is written in poetry and the remaining chapters in prose. ”

- Beverley Nichols

“ To be overcome by the fragrance of flowers is a delectable form of defeat. ”

- Beverley Nichols

“ To be overcome by the fragrance of flowers is a delectable form of defeat. ”

- Beverley Nichols

“ Marriage - a book of which the first chapter is written in poetry and the remaining chapters in prose. ”

- Beverley Nichols

“ To be overcome by the fragrance of flowers is a delectable form of defeat. ”

- Beverley Nichols

“ To be overcome by the fragrance of flowers is a delectable form of defeat. ”

- Beverley Nichols

“ Marriage - a book of which the first chapter is written in poetry and the remaining chapters in prose. ”

- Beverley Nichols

“ To be overcome by the fragrance of flowers is a delectable form of defeat. ”

- Beverley Nichols

“ To be overcome by the fragrance of flowers is a delectable form of defeat. ”

- Beverley Nichols

“ To be overcome by the fragrance of flowers is a delectable form of defeat. ”

- Beverley Nichols

“ To be overcome by the fragrance of flowers is a delectable form of defeat. ”

- Beverley Nichols

“ Marriage - a book of which the first chapter is written in poetry and the remaining chapters in prose. ”

- Beverley Nichols

“ Marriage - a book of which the first chapter is written in poetry and the remaining chapters in prose. ”

- Beverley Nichols

“ Marriage - a book of which the first chapter is written in poetry and the remaining chapters in prose. ”

- Beverley Nichols

“ Marriage - a book of which the first chapter is written in poetry and the remaining chapters in prose. ”

- Beverley Nichols

“ To be overcome by the fragrance of flowers is a delectable form of defeat. ”

- Beverley Nichols

“ To be overcome by the fragrance of flowers is a delectable form of defeat. ”

- Beverley Nichols

“ Marriage - a book of which the first chapter is written in poetry and the remaining chapters in prose. ”

- Beverley Nichols

“ Marriage - a book of which the first chapter is written in poetry and the remaining chapters in prose. ”

- Beverley Nichols
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