Bruno Bauer
German philosopher and theologian (1809-1882)
Dame Beryl Margaret Bainbridge was an English writer. She was primarily known for her works of psychological fiction, often macabre tales set among the English working class.
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About the Beryl Bainbridge
Dame Beryl Margaret Bainbridge was an English writer. She was primarily known for her works of psychological fiction, often macabre tales set among the English working class. She won the Whitbread Awards prize for best novel in 1977 and 1996, and was nominated five times for the Booker Prize. She was described in 2007 as a national treasure. In 2008, The Times named Bainbridge on their list of the “50 greatest British writers since 1945”.
5 Quotes by Beryl Bainbridge
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I’ve never been drawn to the feminist movement. I was brought up to believe that men had little to do with the home or children – except to bring in the money.
Beryl BainbridgeEnglish writer (1932-2010)
- 2.
It seems to me that a mutually beneficial relationship between a man and woman requires the man to be dominant. A sensible woman will allow the man to think he is the most important partner.
Beryl BainbridgeEnglish writer (1932-2010)
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When I got a telly we had no aerial, but I discovered that if I or one of the children stood by it you could get a picture. So I had to make a statue that could stand by the telly.
Beryl BainbridgeEnglish writer (1932-2010)
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Being constantly with children was like wearing a pair of shoes that were expensive and too small. She couldn’t bear to throw them out, but they gave her blisters.
Beryl BainbridgeEnglish writer (1932-2010)
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Everything else you grow out of, but you never recover from childhood.
Beryl BainbridgeEnglish writer (1932-2010)