Dinah Maria Mulock Craik Quotes

A collection of quotes by Dinah Maria Mulock Craik.

Dinah Maria Mulock Craik (1826–1887) was a popular English novelist and poet. Born in Stoke-on-Trent, England, she began her writing career at a young age and achieved success with her novel "John Halifax, Gentleman" (1856), which garnered international acclaim. She continued to produce numerous novels, including "A Life for a Life" (1859) and "Christian's Mistake" (1865), showcasing her strong moral and social commentary. Mulock Craik’s works were renowned for their exploration of women’s domestic lives and their influence on society. Her writing style and themes greatly influenced the Victorian era and the emerging women's rights movement.

Friendship is the comfort, the inexpressible comfort of feel

Friendship is the comfort, the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person having neither to weigh thoughts or measure words, but pouring all right out just as they are, chaff and grain together, certain that a faithful friendly hand will take and sift them, keep what is worth keeping and, with a breath of comfort, blow the rest away.

Dinah Maria Mulock Craik


A friend is one to whom one may pour out all the contents of

A friend is one to whom one may pour out all the contents of one's heart, chaff and grain together, knowing that the gentlest of hands will take and sift it, keep what is worth keeping, and with a breath of kindness, blow the rest away.

Dinah Maria Mulock Craik

Friends

Oh my son's my son till he gets him a wife, but my daughter'

Oh my son's my son till he gets him a wife, but my daughter's my daughter all her life.

Dinah Maria Mulock Craik

Family

Believe only half of what you see and nothing that you hear.

Believe only half of what you see and nothing that you hear.

Dinah Maria Mulock Craik

Belief