Charlotte Turner Smith

Quotes

• “I might, indeed, read history; but whenever I attempt to do so, I am to tell you the truth, driven from it by disgust—Wh...”
• “For having been educated in a convent, she knew nothing of the customs or manners of the world; and found it difficult t...”
• “I was told, and indeed I saw several examples, that neither time nor place was much minded, and that I might hazard bein...”
• “I think that our form of government is certainly the best—not that can be imagined—but that has ever been experienced; a...”
• “I have heard that all ideas of equality are visionary—that they can never be realized—and I believe it. But surely, thou...”