Noble deeds and hot baths are the best cures for depression.

— Dodie Smith

No, that was my privilege.

— Dodie Smith

Now, paper and pencils," said Miss Marcy, clapping her hands. Writing paper is scarce in this house, and I had no intention of tearing sheets out of this exercise book, which is a superb six penny one the Vicar gave me. In the end, Miss Marcy took the middle pages out of her library record, which gave us a pleasant feeling that we were stealing from the government, and then we sat round the table and elected her chairman.

— Dodie Smith

Of course, he sees creation as discovery. I mean, everything is already created, by the first cause---call it God if you like; everything is already there to be found.

— Dodie Smith

Oh, it was an artful place--it must make people who have money want to spend it madly!

— Dodie Smith

Once I really looked at the sky, I wanted to go on looking; it seemed to draw me towards it and make me listen hard, though there was nothing to listen to, not so much as a twig was stirring.

— Dodie Smith

Only half a page left now. Shall I fill it with 'I love you, I love you'-- like father's page of cats on the mat? No. Even a broken heart doesn't warrant a waste of good paper.

— Dodie Smith

Perhaps if I make myself write I shall find out what is wrong with me.

— Dodie Smith

Perhaps watching someone you love suffer can teach you even more than suffering yourself can.

— Dodie Smith

...[P]perhaps it is the loving that counts, not the being loved in return---that perhaps true loving can never know anything but happiness.

— Dodie Smith