Nancy Mitford Quotations

When the loo paper gets thicker and the writing paper thinner, it's always a bad sign, at home.

And Left-wing people are always sad because they mind dreadfully about their causes, and the causes are always going so badly.

Surely a King who loves pleasure is less dangerous than one who loves glory?

Sisters are a shield against life's cruel adversity.

Always remember, children, that marriage is a very intimate relationship. It's not just sitting and chatting to a person; there are other things, you know.

One thing about tourists is that it is very easy to get away from them. Like ants they follow a trail and a few yards each side of that trail there are none.

Always be civil to the girls, you never know who they may marry,

Chickens are cheerless birds, I advise you to keep geese which can be taught to follow like dogs, one needs all the companionship one can get in these days.

nothing makes people crosser than being considered too old for love ...

Children should be like waffles--you should be able to throw the first one away.