Naomi Mitchison Quotes

does one ever say the same thing in the same way to two different people?

there is nothing sorer to the spirit than falling below what one's lover thinks of one.

The lesser evil is also evil.

It's possible to go faster than folk are ready for; that's the key to democracy.

the best committee's a committee of one!

... the fishermen of Port Sonas care only for the two things, fishing and women. And there's some that are no' that keen on the fishing.

Of course there were areas of safety; nothing could get at me if I curled up on my father's lap, holding his ear with one thumb tucked into it... All about him was safe.