It is very difficult to be patient with people who say ‘There!’ when they mean ‘Their’.
EM Delafield – The Provincial Lady
Grammar Patience
G
Understanding Life
U
Life is sometimes so astonishingly complicated that I am quite surprised at myself for understanding as much of it as I do.
EM Delafield – The Provincial Lady
Cold Virtues
C
I always feel that I am a better person when I have a cold.
EM Delafield – The Provincial Lady
Late Husband
L
The fact that one’s husband is invariably late for dinner is recognized by all married persons as being among the phenomena of daily life.
EM Delafield – The Provincial Lady
Understanding Limits
U
I do not see why I should be expected to understand all the things that I do not understand.
EM Delafield – The Provincial Lady
Letter Writing
L
One’s correspondence is always so much more interesting to oneself than to the person who has got to answer it.
EM Delafield – The Provincial Lady
Diary Reflections
D
I find that the mere fact of keeping a diary makes me either conceited or depressed.
EM Delafield – The Provincial Lady
Tea-Party Belief
T
It is a curious fact that the last remaining form of social life in which the people of this country still believe is the tea-party.
EM Delafield – The Provincial Lady
Castle Cleaning
C
An Englishman’s home may be his castle, but it is usually someone else who has to clean it.
EM Delafield – The Provincial Lady
Quiet Resilience
Q
I sometimes suspect that half our difficulties are imaginary and that if we kept quiet about them they would disappear.
EM Delafield – The Provincial Lady