Poetry Quote by Daphne du Maurier — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“It seemed incredible to me now that I had never understood. I wondered how many people there were in the world who suffered, and continued to suffer, because they could not break out from their own web of shyness and reserve, and in their blindness and folly built up a great distorted wall in front of them that hid the truth. This was what I had done. I had built up false pictures in my mind and sat before them. I had never had the courage to demand the truth.”

“Then Deborah stood at the wicket gate, the boundary, and there was a woman with outstretched hand, demanding tickets.”

“We've got a bond in common, you and I. We are both alone in the world.”

“Either you go to America with Mrs. Van Hopper or you come home to Manderley with me.”

“I love you so much' he whispered. 'So much.”

“I wondered how many people there were in the world who suffered, and continued to suffer, because they could not break out from their own web of shyness and reserve, and in their blindness and folly built up a great distorted wall in front of them that hid the truth.”

“it's so easy to be a poet”

“I have had to learn the simplest things”

“Well in case you failed to notice,”

“Was not writing poetry a secret transaction, a voice answering a voice?”

“Poetry is what happens when nothing else can.”

“You too?" She asked Ruth. "How do your poems start out?”