Despair is the price one pays for setting oneself an impossible aim

Quote by Graham Greene

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A petty reason perhaps why novelists more and more try to keep a distance from...

A petty reason perhaps why novelists more and more try to keep a distance from...

Heresy is another word for freedom of thought.

Heresy is another word for freedom of thought.

Writing is a form of therapy; sometimes I wonder how all those, who do not...

Writing is a form of therapy; sometimes I wonder how all those, who do not...

The moment comes when a character does or says something you hadn't thought about. At...

The moment comes when a character does or says something you hadn't thought about. At...

In human relationships, kindness and lies are worth a thousand truths.

In human relationships, kindness and lies are worth a thousand truths.

We are all of us resigned to death: it's life we aren't resigned to.

We are all of us resigned to death: it's life we aren't resigned to.

When we are not sure, we are alive.

When we are not sure, we are alive.

Media is a word that has come to mean bad journalism

Media is a word that has come to mean bad journalism

Unhappiness in a child accumulates because he sees no end to the dark tunnel. The...

Unhappiness in a child accumulates because he sees no end to the dark tunnel. The...

The world doesn't make any heroes anymore.

The world doesn't make any heroes anymore.

Failure too is a form of death.

Failure too is a form of death.

One of the things which danger does to you after a time is -, well,...

One of the things which danger does to you after a time is -, well,...

Champagne, if you are seeking the truth, is better than a lie detector. It encourages...

Champagne, if you are seeking the truth, is better than a lie detector. It encourages...

The great advantage of being a writer is that you can spy on people. You're...

The great advantage of being a writer is that you can spy on people. You're...

Morality comes with the sad wisdom of age, when the sense of curiosity has withered.

Morality comes with the sad wisdom of age, when the sense of curiosity has withered.

The economy of a novelist is a little like that of a careful housewife who...

The economy of a novelist is a little like that of a careful housewife who...

Writing is a form of therapy; sometimes I wonder how all those who do not...

Writing is a form of therapy; sometimes I wonder how all those who do not...

Our worst enemies here are not the ignorant and simple, however cruel; our worst enemies...

Our worst enemies here are not the ignorant and simple, however cruel; our worst enemies...

A man does a lot of praying in an enemy prison. Prayer, even more than...

A man does a lot of praying in an enemy prison. Prayer, even more than...

Observe your enemies, for they first find out your faults.

Observe your enemies, for they first find out your faults.