Quotes by L.P. Hartley, The Go-Between

Explore a curated collection of 8 quotes by L.P. Hartley, The Go-Between. Discover timeless wisdom, insightful thoughts, and memorable words that have inspired readers around the world. Browse through the gallery below and click on any quote to read more.

No, I thought, growing more rebellious, life has its own laws and it is for me to defend myself against whatever comes a — L.P. Hartley, The Go-Between
I had never met a lord before, nor had I ever expected to meet one. It didn't matter what he looked like: he was a lord — L.P. Hartley, The Go-Between
I was aware of something stable in his nature. Ha game me a feeling of security, as if nothing I said or did would chang — L.P. Hartley, The Go-Between
To see things as they really were--what an empoverishment! — L.P. Hartley, The Go-Between
To my mind's eye, my buried memories of Brandham Hall are like effects of chiaroscuro, patches of light and dark: it is — L.P. Hartley, The Go-Between
If my twelve-year-old self, of whom I had grown rather fond, thinking about him, were to reproach me: 'Why have you grow — L.P. Hartley, The Go-Between
..the past kept pricking at me and I knew that all the elements of those nineteen days in July were astir within me, lik — L.P. Hartley, The Go-Between
Believing himself to be unseen by other bathers, he gave himself up to being alone with his body. He wriggled his toes, — L.P. Hartley, The Go-Between