Comes over one an absolute necessity to move. And what is more, to move in some particular direction. A double necessity then: to get on the move, and to know whither.

Quote by DH Lawrence

Topics: Necessity Quotes

Be still when you have nothing to say; when genuine passion moves you, say what...

Be still when you have nothing to say; when genuine passion moves you, say what...

The tragedy is when you've got sex in the head instead of down where it...

The tragedy is when you've got sex in the head instead of down where it...

You'll never succeed in idealizing hard work. Before you can dig mother earth you've got...

You'll never succeed in idealizing hard work. Before you can dig mother earth you've got...

The human consciousness is really homogeneous. There is no complete forgetting, even in death.

The human consciousness is really homogeneous. There is no complete forgetting, even in death.

In the ancient recipe, the three antidotes for dullness or boredom are sleep, drink, and...

In the ancient recipe, the three antidotes for dullness or boredom are sleep, drink, and...

Ours is essentially a tragic age, so we refuse to take it tragically.

Ours is essentially a tragic age, so we refuse to take it tragically.

The true artist doesn't substitute immorality for morality. On the contrary, he always substitutes a...

The true artist doesn't substitute immorality for morality. On the contrary, he always substitutes a...

The source of all life and knowledge is in man and woman, and the source...

The source of all life and knowledge is in man and woman, and the source...

It's all this cold-hearted fucking that is death and idiocy.

It's all this cold-hearted fucking that is death and idiocy.

The business of art is to reveal the relation between man and his environment

The business of art is to reveal the relation between man and his environment

One sheds one's sicknesses in books--repeats and presents again one's emotions, to be master of...

One sheds one's sicknesses in books--repeats and presents again one's emotions, to be master of...

And what's romance? Usually, a nice little tale where you have everything as you like...

And what's romance? Usually, a nice little tale where you have everything as you like...

Men! The only animal in the world to fear.

Men! The only animal in the world to fear.

The cruelest thing a man can do to a woman is to portray her as...

The cruelest thing a man can do to a woman is to portray her as...

The human soul needs actual beauty more than bread.

The human soul needs actual beauty more than bread.

But better die than live mechanically a life that is a repetition of repetitions.

But better die than live mechanically a life that is a repetition of repetitions.

The horse, the horse! The symbol of surging potency and power of movement, of action.

The horse, the horse! The symbol of surging potency and power of movement, of action.

Art-speech is the only truth. An artist is usually a damned liar, but his art,...

Art-speech is the only truth. An artist is usually a damned liar, but his art,...

The aim of art is not to represent the outward appearance of things, but their...

The aim of art is not to represent the outward appearance of things, but their...

Art is on the side of the oppressed. Think before you shudder at the simplistic...

Art is on the side of the oppressed. Think before you shudder at the simplistic...