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.
Travel enlarges the mind wonderfully.
Rose Macaulay – The Towers of Trebizond
Pity, like love, is another language.
Rose Macaulay – The Towers of Trebizond
The truth is that there is only one terminal dignity – love.
Rose Macaulay – The Towers of Trebizond
Memory is the enemy of wonder.
Rose Macaulay – The Towers of Trebizond
Despair is often the result of too much thinking.
Rose Macaulay – The Towers of Trebizond
Only the impossible has any real charm.
Rose Macaulay – The Towers of Trebizond
The soul should always stand ajar, ready to welcome the ecstatic experience.
Rose Macaulay – The Towers of Trebizond