It is a common delusion that you make things better by talking about them.

Quote by Rose Macaulay

Topics: Delusion Quotes

Each wrong act brings with it its own anesthetic, dulling the conscience and blinding it...

Each wrong act brings with it its own anesthetic, dulling the conscience and blinding it...

It was a book to kill time for those who like it better dead.

It was a book to kill time for those who like it better dead.

Love's a disease. But curable.

Love's a disease. But curable.

You should always believe what you read in the newspapers, for that makes them more...

You should always believe what you read in the newspapers, for that makes them more...

Only one hour in a day is more pleasurable than the hour spent in bed...

Only one hour in a day is more pleasurable than the hour spent in bed...

I see, lady, the gentleman is not in your books.

I see, lady, the gentleman is not in your books.

The real risks for any artist are taken in pushing the work to the limits...

The real risks for any artist are taken in pushing the work to the limits...

Joey: Beth is really sick, I don't think they can do anything for her. Rachel:...

Joey: Beth is really sick, I don't think they can do anything for her. Rachel:...

Books do furnish a room.

Books do furnish a room.

Book collecting is an obsession, an occupation, a disease, an addiction, a fascination, an absurdity,...

Book collecting is an obsession, an occupation, a disease, an addiction, a fascination, an absurdity,...

A single conversation across the table with a wise person is worth a month's study...

A single conversation across the table with a wise person is worth a month's study...

We are too civil to books. For a few golden sentences we will turn over...

We are too civil to books. For a few golden sentences we will turn over...

It is not all books that are as dull as their readers.

It is not all books that are as dull as their readers.

Let none turn over books or scan the stars in quest of God who see...

Let none turn over books or scan the stars in quest of God who see...

I heard his library burned down and that both books were destroyed-and one of them...

I heard his library burned down and that both books were destroyed-and one of them...

If books were Persian carpets, one would not look only at the outer side. because...

If books were Persian carpets, one would not look only at the outer side. because...

Books support us in our solitude and keep us from being a burden to ourselves.

Books support us in our solitude and keep us from being a burden to ourselves.

Most books today seem to have been written overnight from books read that day.

Most books today seem to have been written overnight from books read that day.

This novel is not to be tossed lightly aside, but to be hurled with great...

This novel is not to be tossed lightly aside, but to be hurled with great...

A man practices the art of adventure when he breaks the chain of routine and...

A man practices the art of adventure when he breaks the chain of routine and...