Shelagh Delaney Quotes

We don't ask for life, we have it thrust upon us.

I dreamt about you last night. Fell out of bed twice.

... Poles seem to be as much condemned to a diet of caviar, vodka and the Polka as the English are to rare old port and pheasant.

I’m not frightened of the darkness outside. It’s the darkness inside houses I don’t like.

The only consolation I can find in your immediate presence is your ultimate absence.

He was very ugly but people can't help the faces they're born with.

As I was going up Pippin Hill, </br> Pippin Hill was dirty. </br> And there I met a pretty miss, </br> And she dropped me a curtsy. </br> Little miss, pretty miss, </br> Blessings light upon you. </br> If I had half a crown a day, </br> I'd gladly spend it on you.