There can be no knowledge without emotion. We may be aware of a truth, yet until we have felt its force, it is not ours. To the cognition of the brain must be added the experience of the soul. – Arnold Bennett
Mother is far too clever to understand anything she does not like. – Arnold Bennett
It is easier to go down a hill than up, but the view is from the top. – Arnold Bennett
Your own mind is a sacred enclosure into which nothing harmful can enter except by your permission. – Arnold Bennett
I spend plenty of time in London and it doesnt scare me, but its a lonely place, even if youve got friends there. My job takes me all around the world, meeting lots of interesting people. But I think if I couldnt get home, if I couldnt get back to what I consider my real life Id be frightened. – Shirley Henderson