Rose Macaulay was a British novelist and biographer who wrote "The Towers of Trebizond." The novel, published in 1956, follows the travels of a group of British women on a journey to Turkey. Macaulay was a prolific writer, with over 30 books to her name, and was known for her sharp wit and satirical style.
Every journey is a quest and a mystery.
Rose Macaulay – The Towers of Trebizond
We all have our own private wars.
Rose Macaulay – The Towers of Trebizond
The sad thing about love, I reflected, is that most people love only when they are sure of being loved in return.
Rose Macaulay – The Towers of Trebizond
There is something about the outside of a horse that is good for the inside of a man.
Rose Macaulay – The Towers of Trebizond
I was overcome by the misery of the world.
Rose Macaulay – The Towers of Trebizond
Laughter is by definition healthy.
Rose Macaulay – The Towers of Trebizond
One can’t resist an idea whose time has come.
Rose Macaulay – The Towers of Trebizond
It is the gentlest and mildest of creatures that need the strongest of friends.
Rose Macaulay – The Towers of Trebizond
A fool with a heart and no sense is just as unhappy as a fool with sense and no heart.
Rose Macaulay – The Towers of Trebizond
The measure of civilization is the quality of imagination.
Rose Macaulay – The Towers of Trebizond