Mary Lavin quotes

Mary Lavin quotes

last updated: November 28, 2023

“Her theme was happiness: what it was; what it was not; where we might find it, where not; and how, if found, it must be guarded. Never must we confound it with pleasure. Nor think sorrow its exact opposite.”
-- Mary Lavin

Source : Mary Lavin (1981). “Selected stories”, Viking Pr

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“I donâ€™t think I would ever want to be a writer of detective stories - but I would like to be a detective and there is a large deal of detection in the short story.”
-- Mary Lavin

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“"Take my own father! You know what he said in his last moments? On his deathbed, he defied me to name a man who had enjoyed a better life. In spite of the dreadful pain, his face radiated happiness," said Mother, nodding her head comfortably. "Happiness drives out pain, as fire burns out fire."”
-- Mary Lavin

Source : Mary Lavin (1970). “Happiness, and other stories”, Constable & Company Limited

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“I don’t think I would ever want to be a writer of detective stories - but I would like to be a detective and there is a large deal of detection in the short story.”
-- Mary Lavin

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