Mary Wesley Quotations

That image of the countryside being a threatening place still exists. People continue to resist the challenge of learning about aspects of life they don't understand.

People try much less hard to make a marriage work than they used to fifty years ago. Divorce is easier.

Writing Part of the Scenery has been a very different experience. I have been reminded of people and events, real and imaginary which have been part of my life. This book is a celebration of the land which means so much to me.

I remember the evacuee children from towns and cities throwing stones at the farm animals. When we explained that if you did that you wouldnt have any milk, meat or eggs, they soon learned to respect the animals.

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

I have a garden, and I'm passionately interested in young people.

Looking back, I understand that I was teaching myself to write.

It seemed sensible to move to a market town where I could walk everywhere.

We're all like children. We may think we grow up, but to me, being grown up is death, stopping thinking, trying to find out things, going on learning.

Women's courage is rather different from men's. The fact that women have to bring up children and look after husbands makes them braver at facing long-term issues, such as illness. Men are more immediately courageous. Lots of people are brave in battle.