“But luxury has never appealed to me, I like simple things, books, being alone, or with somebody who understands.”

—Daphne du Maurier

“If only there could be an invention that bottled up a memory, like scent. And it never faded, and it never got stale. And then, when one wanted it, the bottle could be uncorked, and it would be like living the moment all over again.”

—Daphne du Maurier, Rebecca

“Happiness is not a possession to be prized, it is a quality of thought, a state of mind.”

—Daphne du Maurier, Rebecca

“But luxury has never appealed to me, I like simple things, books, being alone, or with somebody who understands.”

—The Lover (Daphne du Maurier)

“I am glad it cannot happen twice, the fever of first love. For it is a fever, and a burden, too, whatever the poets may say.”

—Daphne du Maurier, Rebecca

“Every moment was a precious thing, having in it the essence of finality.”

—Daphne du Maurier, Rebecca 

“When one is writing a novel in the first person, one must be that person.”

—Daphne du Maurier

“Will you look into my eyes and tell me that you love me now?”

—Daphne du Maurier, Rebecca

“But luxury has never appealed to me, I like simple things, books, being alone, or with somebody who understands.”

—Daphne du Maurier
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