Great writers are the saints for the godless.

Quote by Anita Brookner

Topics: Writers Quotes

Time misspent in youth is sometimes all the freedom one ever has.

Time misspent in youth is sometimes all the freedom one ever has.

It will be a pity if women in the more conventional mould are to be...

It will be a pity if women in the more conventional mould are to be...

All good fortune is a gift of the gods, and you don't win the favor...

All good fortune is a gift of the gods, and you don't win the favor...

Accountability in friendship is the equivalent of love without strategy.

Accountability in friendship is the equivalent of love without strategy.

The lessons taught in great books are misleading. The commerce in life is rarely so...

The lessons taught in great books are misleading. The commerce in life is rarely so...

Real love is a pilgrimage. It happens when there is no strategy, but it is...

Real love is a pilgrimage. It happens when there is no strategy, but it is...

Writing novels preserves you in a state of innocence - a lot passes you by...

Writing novels preserves you in a state of innocence - a lot passes you by...

It is my contention that Aesop was writing for the tortoise market. hares have no...

It is my contention that Aesop was writing for the tortoise market. hares have no...

Romanticism is not just a mode; it literally eats into every life. Women will never...

Romanticism is not just a mode; it literally eats into every life. Women will never...

In real life, of course, it is the hare that wins. Every time. Look around...

In real life, of course, it is the hare that wins. Every time. Look around...

Existentialism is about being a saint without God; being your own hero, without all the...

Existentialism is about being a saint without God; being your own hero, without all the...

A complete woman is probably not a very admirable creature. She is manipulative, uses other...

A complete woman is probably not a very admirable creature. She is manipulative, uses other...

I was brought up among the sort of self-important women who had a husband as...

I was brought up among the sort of self-important women who had a husband as...

In real life, it is the hare who wins. Every time. Look around you. And...

In real life, it is the hare who wins. Every time. Look around you. And...

You have no idea how promising the world begins to look once you have decided...

You have no idea how promising the world begins to look once you have decided...

Old men should have more care to end life well than to live long.

Old men should have more care to end life well than to live long.

You can never betray the people who are dead, so you go on being a...

You can never betray the people who are dead, so you go on being a...

A man of such obvious and exemplary charm must be a liar.

A man of such obvious and exemplary charm must be a liar.

There are moments when you feel free, moments when you have energy, moments when you...

There are moments when you feel free, moments when you have energy, moments when you...

Life... is not simply a series of exciting new ventures. The future is not always...

Life... is not simply a series of exciting new ventures. The future is not always...