Sheila Smith Quotes & Sayings

It was one of the late Conservative Government's gestures towards agriculture
graceful as a kiss, and of about as much use. — Sheila Kaye-Smith

Depression is the inability to construct a future. — Rollo May

There is something funny about the human condition, and civilized intelligence makes fun of its own ideas. — Saul Bellow

Oklahoma is very beautiful, and Eric loves beauty, but he already has that in you. — Charlaine Harris

Bankers play far too great a part in the conduct of industry. — Henry Ford

I am of the opinion that all the finer speculations in the realm of science spring from a deep religious feeling, and that without such feeling they would not be fruitful. — Albert Einstein

I am old enough to see how little I have done in so much time, and how much I have to do in so little. — Sheila Kaye-Smith

The great question of all choosers and adventurers is 'Was it worth while?' - and whatever else you may expect of life, don't expect an answer to that. — Sheila Kaye-Smith

Spring was coming back with the old promise, demanding the old sacrifice. — Sheila Kaye-Smith

You're a fucking aberration, sweetheart. — Chelsea Cain

Pictures of my life stretch back into what must have been my very earliest childhood ... They are not movies, then, nor are they talkies, but they are quite distinctly feelies. — Sheila Kaye-Smith

I think what I really mean is that [she] won't be WANTING things to happen. She will want things to say just as they are. She will never have the fun of hoping something wonderful and exciting may be just round the corner. — Dodie Smith I Capture The Castle

Life justified itself. It might be cruel, treacherous, ironic, but it was life, and pain was as much a part of it as joy. — Sheila Kaye-Smith

If this is a smart world then I want to be stupid. — Bryant McGill

I've always liked making things that don't deny the medium that they're made in. If it's collage, I'm happy for it to look like that. If it's a film made with computers, I don't mind that it looks like a film made with computers as long as it still has a feeling or a mood or an atmosphere that is relevant. — Dave McKean

A novel which has been too much worked over often goes flat, and no amount of laborious revision can take the place of careful planning beforehand. — Sheila Kaye-Smith

I like to discover little treasures in the cities we are in like a really amazing restaurant. I will go on my own and enjoy figuring out the ingredients as if I were making it at home, then I share my finds on my socials. I find that these little adventures bring me peace, because it is something I do when I am home. — Noelle Scaggs

The majority of human beings do not turn to God because they have not enough happiness but because happiness is not enough. — Sheila Kaye-Smith