Never does one feel oneself so utterly helpless as in trying to speak comfort for great bereavement. I will not try it. Time is the only comforter for the loss of a mother.

Quote by Jules Renard

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Man who waits for roast duck to fly into mouth must wait very, very long...

Man who waits for roast duck to fly into mouth must wait very, very long...

Talent is a matter of quantity. Talent does not write on page, it writes three...

Talent is a matter of quantity. Talent does not write on page, it writes three...

The story I am writing exists, written in absolutely perfect fashion, some place, in the...

The story I am writing exists, written in absolutely perfect fashion, some place, in the...

I don't know if God exists, but it would be better for His reputation if...

I don't know if God exists, but it would be better for His reputation if...

If you are afraid of being lonely, don't try to be right.

If you are afraid of being lonely, don't try to be right.

It doesn't pay to say too much when you are mad enough to choke. For...

It doesn't pay to say too much when you are mad enough to choke. For...

The only man who is really free is the one who can turn down an...

The only man who is really free is the one who can turn down an...

Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired.

Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired.

Words are the small change of thought.

Words are the small change of thought.

Writing is the only profession where no one considers you ridiculous if you earn no...

Writing is the only profession where no one considers you ridiculous if you earn no...

Literature is an occupation in which you have to keep proving your talent to people...

Literature is an occupation in which you have to keep proving your talent to people...

If you are afraid of being lonely, don't try to be right

If you are afraid of being lonely, don't try to be right

We spend our lives talking about this mystery. Our life.

We spend our lives talking about this mystery. Our life.

As I grow to understand life less and less I grow to love it more...

As I grow to understand life less and less I grow to love it more...

Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired.

Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired.

It is not how old you are, but how you are old.

It is not how old you are, but how you are old.

A cold in the head causes less suffering than an idea.

A cold in the head causes less suffering than an idea.

We are so happy to advise others that occasionally we even do it in their...

We are so happy to advise others that occasionally we even do it in their...

He seeks no advice when He builds; He seeks no advice when He destroys. He...

He seeks no advice when He builds; He seeks no advice when He destroys. He...

As time passes we all get better at blazing a trail through the thicket of...

As time passes we all get better at blazing a trail through the thicket of...