“The crown of life is neither happiness nor annihilation it is understanding.”

“The crown of life is neither happiness nor annihilation it is understanding.”

“I am fierce for work. Without work I am nothing.”

“The things that one most wants to do are the things that are probably most worth doing.”

“God give me work till my life shall end And life till my work is done.”

“...to her all books were the same and, as with her subjects, she felt a duty to approach them without prejudice...Lauren Bacall, Winifred Holtby, Sylvia Plath - who were they? Only be reading could she find out.”