Quotes by : Gerald Durrell

High time he had another tutor,' said Larry. 'You leave the house for five minutes and come back and....

I said I *liked* being half-educated you were so much more *surprised* at everything when you were ignorant.....

My childhood in Corfu shaped my life. If I had the craft of Merlin, I would give every child the gift....

Overflowing with the milk of human kindness, the family had invited everyone they could think of, including....

Gradually the magic of the island [Corfu] settled over us as gently and clingingly as pollen.

I shall always attribute my uncertain start in New Zealand to the fact that I was introduced too early....

I can't be expected to produce deathless prose in an atmosphere of gloom and eucalyptus.

The gold and scarlet leaves that littered the countryside in great drifts whispered and chuckled among....

It's all your fault, Mother,' said Larry austerely; 'you shouldn't have brought us up to be so selfish.'....

We all travelled light, taking with us only what we considered to be the bare essentials of life. When....