Mary Wesley Quotes

United Kingdom, Novelist
June 24, 1912 – December, 30, 2002.

Mary Wesley, CBE (24 June 1912 – 30 December 2002) was an English novelist. During her career, she was one of Britain's most successful novelists, selling three million copies of her books, including ten bestsellers in the last twenty years of her life.

We all lie to each other, present some sort of front.

Mary Wesley
- Present
It was pretty awful for us children because we never really knew the local children. Mother was keen for us to learn languages, so our travels took us to France and Italy, as well as the West Country.

Mary Wesley
- Country
- Children
- Mother

I have a garden, and I'm passionately interested in young people.

Mary Wesley
- People
- Garden
In my eighties, my best friends are in their fifties, and I have many friends at university. It keeps one young, and up with the vocabulary. That's terribly important, especially for a writer.

Mary Wesley
- Up
- Important
- Friends
Looking back, I understand that I was teaching myself to write.

Mary Wesley