Author: Sarah Waters

Quotes

My parents were the first in our family to go to grammar school. My grandparents were in service.

My parents were the first in our family to go to grammar school. My grandparents were in service.

- Sarah Waters

I do love the past but wouldn't want to live in it.

I do love the past but wouldn't want to live in it.

- Sarah Waters

It was a great childhood. We weren't especially wealthy or anything, but I felt I had a kind of safety and freedom.

It was a great childhood. We weren't especially wealthy or anything, but I felt I had a kind of safety and freedom.

- Sarah Waters

I used to write at home, but it didn't ever occur to me to be a writer.

I used to write at home, but it didn't ever occur to me to be a writer.

- Sarah Waters

My nan was a nursery maid. Most people weren't in big houses. They were maids of all work.

My nan was a nursery maid. Most people weren't in big houses. They were maids of all work.

- Sarah Waters

I was encouraged to be imaginative and read, and it was a great childhood for a budding writer because I had the time and the freedom to go into a world of my own.

I was encouraged to be imaginative and read, and it was a great childhood for a budding writer because I had the time and the freedom to go into a world of my own.

- Sarah Waters

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