Quotes by : Elizabeth Jane Howard

I'm not lazy. I'm just really gifted, only instead of being good at music or math I'm good at sleeping....

Charity liked brandy. She liked the way it burned her throat while soothing the ache in her heart.

Why do they call them daytime dramas, anyway? Shouldn't they be bedtime dramas? All anyone ever talks....

Charity knew she had to begin looking for a job soon. Definitely tomorrow, or the next day. Or perhaps....

A rainy day is like a lovely gift -- you can sleep late and not feel guilty.

The real point of watching television is to forget that you have a brain.

Charity felt crumpled and wrung out after her cry, like a sponge that had gone through a week of dishes.....

It's not a luxury if you can't do without it!

Laughter is just like champagne -- only without the headache afterwards.

Giving the rugged repairman the eye was one thing -- but Charity had no intention of snogging away a....