Quotes by Sylvia Townsend Warner, Lolly Willowes

Explore a curated collection of 5 quotes by Sylvia Townsend Warner, Lolly Willowes. 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.

It is best as one grows older to strip oneself of possessions, to shed oneself downward like a tree, to be almost wholly — Sylvia Townsend Warner, Lolly Willowes
One doesn’t become a witch to run around being harmful, or to run around being helpful either, a district visitor on a b — Sylvia Townsend Warner, Lolly Willowes
That’s why we become witches: to show our scorn of pretending life’s a safe business, to satisfy our passion for adventu — Sylvia Townsend Warner, Lolly Willowes
After a few months she left off speculating about the villagers. She admitted that there was something about them which — Sylvia Townsend Warner, Lolly Willowes
The two women sat by the fire, tilting their glasses and drinking in small peaceful sips. The lamplight shone upon the t — Sylvia Townsend Warner, Lolly Willowes