Lovers of literature will look for the remains of the golden treasure in that shipwreck on the bottom of the sea of criticism.

Quote by Josef Skvorecky

Topics: Literature Quotes, Lovers Quotes

There is something that falls short of perfection in every book, without exception, something influenced...

There is something that falls short of perfection in every book, without exception, something influenced...

Lovers of literature will look for the remains of the golden treasure in that shipwreck...

Lovers of literature will look for the remains of the golden treasure in that shipwreck...

There is something that falls short of perfection in every book, without exception, something influenced...

There is something that falls short of perfection in every book, without exception, something influenced...

Of middle age the best that can be said is that a middle-aged person has...

Of middle age the best that can be said is that a middle-aged person has...

Beauty and ugliness disappear equally under the wrinkles of age; one is lost in them...

Beauty and ugliness disappear equally under the wrinkles of age; one is lost in them...

If youth knew; if age could.

If youth knew; if age could.

I will never give in to old age until I become old. And I'm not...

I will never give in to old age until I become old. And I'm not...

Learn to live well, or fairly make your will; you played, and loved, and ate,...

Learn to live well, or fairly make your will; you played, and loved, and ate,...

In this busy age of fear and anxiety, the remembrance of God and repetition of...

In this busy age of fear and anxiety, the remembrance of God and repetition of...

Each age has deemed the new-born year. The fittest time for festal cheer.

Each age has deemed the new-born year. The fittest time for festal cheer.

I find it hard living in a day and age where people are unwilling to...

I find it hard living in a day and age where people are unwilling to...

Had I but served my God with half the zeal I served my king, he...

Had I but served my God with half the zeal I served my king, he...

I do not agree that an age of pleasure is no compensation for a moment...

I do not agree that an age of pleasure is no compensation for a moment...

I hate to mention age, but I come from an era when we weren't consumed...

I hate to mention age, but I come from an era when we weren't consumed...

O what a thing is age! Death without death's quiet.

O what a thing is age! Death without death's quiet.

Preparation for old age should begin not later than one's teens. A life which is...

Preparation for old age should begin not later than one's teens. A life which is...

Old age has the last word: the purely naturalistic look at life, however enthusiastically it...

Old age has the last word: the purely naturalistic look at life, however enthusiastically it...

Discussing how old you are is the temple of boredom.

Discussing how old you are is the temple of boredom.

Someone asked someone who was about my age: How are you? The answer was, Fine....

Someone asked someone who was about my age: How are you? The answer was, Fine....

Love reckons hours for months, and days for years; And every little absence is an...

Love reckons hours for months, and days for years; And every little absence is an...

Females : they hate it when you ask their age, but they'll kill you if...

Females : they hate it when you ask their age, but they'll kill you if...