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Emily Eden Quotes

what are we all sent into the world for, but to be of use to each other?

what are we all sent into the world for, but to be of use to each other?

Use, World

Emily Eden (1860). “The Semi-detached House”, p.231

It is always so, every pleasure comes exactly half an hour too late - Life! Life!

Too Late, Half, Hours

Emily Eden (1860). “The Semi-detached House”, p.174

There is nothing so catching as refinement.

Refinement, Catching

Emily Eden (1861). “The Semi-attached Couple”, p.356

People may go on talking for ever of the jealousies of pretty women; but for real genuine, hard-working envy, there is nothing like an ugly woman with a taste for admiration.

Jealousy, Real, Hard Work

Emily Eden (1861). “The Semi-attached Couple”, p.8

Why is it that fools always have the instinct to hunt out the unpleasant secrets of life, and the hardiness to mention them?

Keeping Secrets, Fool, Instinct

Emily Eden (1861). “The Semi-attached Couple”, p.120

I like a good murder that can't be found out. That is, of course it is very shocking, but I like to hear about it.

Murder, Found, Courses

Emily Eden (1860). “The Semi-detached House”, p.212

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