By: Naomi Mitchison

“They began singing ‘All through the night’ to steady themselves.”

By: Naomi Mitchison

“It’s a bad business being at the end of a period of civilization.”

By: Naomi Mitchison

“We can’t afford to give up the Good.”

By: Naomi Mitchison

“The numbers were put into a very beautiful silver jar…”

By: Naomi Mitchison

“They had each drawn their number after the soup…”

By: Naomi Mitchison

“I was thinking of the Haves all over the world…”

By: Naomi Mitchison

“One gets pretty sick of the representation idea…”

By: Naomi Mitchison

“The curious brutalities we seem to like now in our amusements…”