Rose Macaulay Quotes

A collection of quotes by Rose Macaulay.

Rose Macaulay (1881-1958) was a British author and journalist. Known for her satirical novels, she often explored themes of religion, gender, and social conventions. Macaulay's best-known works include "The Towers of Trebizond," "The World My Wilderness," and "Crewe Train." Her sharp wit and insightful observations made her a popular and influential writer in her time. Macaulay's writing career spanned over five decades, during which she published more than 30 novels, as well as poetry and non-fiction works. She was a prominent figure in the literary circles of her era and a trailblazer for women's voices in literature.

Love's a disease. But curable.

Love's a disease. But curable.

A hot bath! I cry, as I sit down in it! Again as I lie flat,

A hot bath! I cry, as I sit down in it! Again as I lie flat, a hot bath! How exquisite a pleasure, how luxurious, fervid and flagrant a consolation for the rigors, the austerities, the renunciation of the day.

Cranks live by theory, not by pure desire. They want votes,

Cranks live by theory, not by pure desire. They want votes, peace, nuts, liberty, and spinning-looms not because they love these things, as a child loves jam, but because they think they ought to have them. That is one element which makes the crank.

Eccentricity Eccentric

As to the family, I have never understood how that fits in w

As to the family, I have never understood how that fits in with the other ideals --or, indeed, why it should be an ideal at all. A group of closely related persons living under one roof; it is a convenience, often a necessity, sometimes a pleasure, sometimes the reverse; but who first exalted it as admirable, an almost religious ideal?

Sleeping in a bed -- it is, apparently, of immense importanc

Sleeping in a bed -- it is, apparently, of immense importance. Against those who sleep, from choice or necessity, elsewhere society feels righteously hostile. It is not done. It is disorderly, anarchical.