Gwen Raverat Professions : Author Born : August 26, 1885 Died : February 11, 1957 Browse All Authors Top 5 quotes by Gwen Raverat you may take it from me, that however hard you try - or don't try; whatever you do - or don't do; for better, for worse; for richer, for poorer; every way and every day: the parent is always wrong. So it is no good bothering about it. When the little pests grow up they will certainly tell you exactly what you did wrong in their case. But never mind; they will be just as wrong themselves in their turn. Gwen Raverat growing-up parent mind The first religious experience that I can remember is getting under the nursery table to pray that the dancing mistress might be dead before we got to the Dancing Class. Gwen Raverat dance religious class I have defined Ladies as people who did not do things themselves. Gwen Raverat defined definitions people the chief thing I learnt at school was how to tell lies. Gwen Raverat education lying school You can have no idea, if you have not tried, how difficult it is to find out anything whatever from an encyclopedia, unless you know all about it already. Gwen Raverat difficult ideas knowledge Similar Authors F. E. Marsh author Iimani David author Beatrice Faust author Isabella Macdonald Alden author Isabella Beeton author Alan AtKisson author All Authors
