EM Delafield was a British author who wrote "The Provincial Lady." The novel is a satirical comedy that chronicles the daily life of a middle-class woman in the English countryside. Delafield is known for her witty and observant writing style, which has earned her a place in the canon of early 20th-century literature.
Why do I spend my life in trying to do things which I know perfectly well I am totally unfitted by nature to do?
EM Delafield – The Provincial Lady
A mother’s place is in the wrong.
EM Delafield – The Provincial Lady
Am absorbed in the thought of how much pleasanter life would be for everybody if only we could all mind our own business.
EM Delafield – The Provincial Lady
Can it be that I am really less capable than I used to think?
EM Delafield – The Provincial Lady
The great thing is to have a reserve of tranquility somewhere which nothing can disturb.
EM Delafield – The Provincial Lady
One of the most tiresome things about family life, is that one has to keep up such a high standard of truth.
EM Delafield – The Provincial Lady
There are moments when I feel that the surest sign of an intelligent woman is her ability to do nothing gracefully.
EM Delafield – The Provincial Lady
It is very difficult to be patient with people who say ‘There!’ when they mean ‘Their’.
EM Delafield – The Provincial Lady
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
I always feel that I am a better person when I have a cold.
EM Delafield – The Provincial Lady