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Diana Athill quotes: My two valuable lessons are: avoid romanticism and abhor possessiveness.

My two valuable lessons are: avoid romanticism and abhor possessiveness.

Diana Athill quotes: Read it aloud to yourself because that's the only way to be sure the rhythms of the sentences are OK.

Read it aloud to yourself because that's the only way to be sure the rhythms of the sentences are OK.

Diana Athill quotes: She was an object lesson on the essential luck, whatever hardships may come their way, of those born able to make things.

She was an object lesson on the essential luck, whatever hardships may come their way, of those born able to make things.

Diana Athill quotes: It was like removing layers of crumpled brown paper from an awkwardly shaped parcel, and revealing the attractive present which it contained.

It was like removing layers of crumpled brown paper from an awkwardly shaped parcel, and revealing the attractive present which it contained.

Diana Athill quotes: Writing shouldn't come between the reader and what's being described. It should be as transparent as possible.

Writing shouldn't come between the reader and what's being described. It should be as transparent as possible.

Diana Athill quotes: We must always remember that we are only midwives - if we want praise for progeny we must give birth to our own.

We must always remember that we are only midwives - if we want praise for progeny we must give birth to our own.

Diana Athill quotes: Look! Why want anything more marvellous than what is.

Look! Why want anything more marvellous than what is.