| Simpsons Contemporary Quotations, compiled by James B. Simpson. 1988. |
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| NUMBER: | 2651 |
| AUTHOR: | Cyril Connolly |
| QUOTATION: | [The headmistress] was an able instructress in French and history and we learned with her as fast as fear could teach us. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | From his essay Such, Such Were the Joys, quoted in Newsweek 19 Mar 84 |
| SUBJECTS: | The World: Education: Observers & Critics |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
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