Rumer Godden

It is an anxious, sometimes a dangerous thing to be a doll. Dolls cannot choose; they can only be chosen; they cannot 'do'; they can only be done by. ↗

— Rumer Godden

#doll #life #life

For a dyed-in-the-wool author, nothing is as dead as a book once it is written. She is rather like a cat whose kittens have grown up. ↗

— Rumer Godden

#book #cat #dead #grown #kittens

If books were Persian carpets, one would not look only at the outer side. because it is the stitch that makes a carpet wear, gives it its life and bloom. ↗

— Rumer Godden

#bloom #books #carpet #gives #life

The motto was "Pax," but the word was set in a circle of thorns. ↗

— Rumer Godden

#motto #set #thorns #word

The stitch of a book is its words. ↗

— Rumer Godden

#stitch #words