Mary Wesley

I was sent to a finishing school, which didn't last long when mother found out how badly chaperoned we were. Then I 'came out' before going to a domestic science school.

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These are some quotes by British author Mary Wesley Novelist, who lived between June 24, 1912 and December 30, 2002.

Quotes by Mary Wesley

They may turn out to be a great disappointment, or perhaps they may be full of enchanting surprises.

Mary Wesley

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I never really know the title of a book until it's finished.

Mary Wesley

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I remember the evacuee children from towns and cities throwing stones at the farm animals. When we explained that if you did that you wouldn't have any milk, meat or eggs, they soon learned to respect the animals.

Mary Wesley

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