Josephine Pinckney quotes

“there's a natural depravity in inanimate things that's quite shocking, when you think of it.”
-- Josephine Pinckney

Source : Josephine Pinckney (1948). “Great Mischief”, New York : Viking Press

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“The miraculous thing is that miracles do happen.”
-- Josephine Pinckney

Source : Josephine Pinckney (1948). “Great Mischief”, New York : Viking Press

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“there's a lot more satisfaction in thinking about money than in spending it, if people only knew.”
-- Josephine Pinckney

Source : Josephine Pinckney (1948). “Great Mischief”, New York : Viking Press

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“Well, how'd we get to talking about our ancestors? People think we don't talk about anything else in Charleston.”
-- Josephine Pinckney

Source : Josephine Pinckney (2001). “Three O'Clock Dinner”, p.73, Univ of South Carolina Press

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“A quotation is a handy thing to have about, saving one the trouble of thinking for oneself, always a laborious business.”

Source : A. A. Milne (2013). “The Red House Mystery and Other Novels”, p.1247, eBookIt.com

“Think it over, think it under.”

“there are no inanimate objects ...”

“Inanimate objects are harmless indeed, Mr. Mortmain. But one cannot always say the same of the men who use them.”

“My biggest fear? My biggest fear would be turning into an inanimate object.”

“I love the life of objects. When the children go to bed, the objects come to life. I like to tell stories about the life of inanimate objects.”

“I don't think it's good to say that you won't do certain things, but I don't necessarily have the natural urge to write.”

“It is natural to want to have a future.”

“Always with me was the inner twin: my true nature, my true self. It is timeless, free, compassionate and in love with whatever is natural to me”

“I'm not a natural born performer.”