He felt the loyalty we feel to unhappiness - the sense that is where we really belong.

Quote by Graham Greene

Topics: Graham Greene Quotes

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...

When we are not sure, we are alive.

When we are not sure, we are alive.

Sentimentality - that's what we call the sentiment we don't share.

Sentimentality - that's what we call the sentiment we don't share.

No human being can really understand another, and no one can arrange another's happiness.

No human being can really understand another, and no one can arrange another's happiness.

Innocence always calls mutely for protection when we would be so much wiser to guard...

Innocence always calls mutely for protection when we would be so much wiser to guard...

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...

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

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

It is impossible to go through life without trust: that is to be imprisoned in...

It is impossible to go through life without trust: that is to be imprisoned in...

A solitary laugh is often a laugh of superiority.

A solitary laugh is often a laugh of superiority.

My two fingers on a typewriter have never connected with my brain. My hand on...

My two fingers on a typewriter have never connected with my brain. My hand on...

Heresy is another word for freedom of thought.

Heresy is another word for freedom of thought.

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...

Innocence is like a dumb leper who has lost his bell, wandering the world, meaning...

Innocence is like a dumb leper who has lost his bell, wandering the world, meaning...

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...

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.

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...

If you have abandoned one faith, do not abandon all faith. There is always an...

If you have abandoned one faith, do not abandon all faith. There is always an...

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...

Nobody thinks in terms of human beings. Governments don't, why should we? They talk about...

Nobody thinks in terms of human beings. Governments don't, why should we? They talk about...