Dorothy Gladys “Dodie” Smith (1896–1990) was an English children’s novelist and playwright, known best for the novel The Hundred and One Dalmatians. Other works include I Capture the Castle, and The Starlight Barking. The Hundred and One Dalmatians was adapted into a 1961 Disney animated movie version. Her novel I Capture the Castle was adapted into a 2003 movie version. I Capture the Castle was voted number 82 as “one of the nation’s 100 best-loved novels” by the British public as part of the BBC’s The Big Read.
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The family – that dear octopus from whose tentacles we never quite escape, nor, in our inmost hearts, ever quite wish to.
—Dodie Smith
Topics: Family
Noble deeds and hot baths are the best cures for depression.
—Dodie Smith
Topics: Deeds, Action, Goodness, Good Deeds, Depression
I don’t like the sound of all the lists he’s making—it’s like taking too many notes at school; you feel you’ve achieved something when you haven’t.
—Dodie Smith
Topics: Achieving
I have found that sitting in a place where you have never sat before can be inspiring.
—Dodie Smith
Topics: Change
When things mean a very great deal to you, exciting anticipation just isn’t safe.
—Dodie Smith
Topics: Anticipation
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