The economy of a novelist is a little like that of a careful housewife who is unwilling to throw away anything that might perhaps serve its turn.

Quote by Graham Greene

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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...

Behind the complicated details of the world stand the simplicities: God is good, the grown-up...

Behind the complicated details of the world stand the simplicities: God is good, the grown-up...

Failure too is a form of death.

Failure too is a form of death.

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

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

Media is a word that has come to mean bad journalism

Media is a word that has come to mean bad journalism

A murderer is regarded by the conventional world as something almost monstrous, but a murderer...

A murderer is regarded by the conventional world as something almost monstrous, but a murderer...

Media is just a word that has come to mean bad journalism.

Media is just a word that has come to mean bad journalism.

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,...

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.

Happiness is never really so welcome as changelessness

Happiness is never really so welcome as changelessness

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...

In human relationships, kindness and lies are worth a thousand truths.

In human relationships, kindness and lies are worth a thousand truths.

A petty reason perhaps why novelists more and more try to keep a distance from...

A petty reason perhaps why novelists more and more try to keep a distance from...

Reality in our century is not something to be faced.

Reality in our century is not something to be faced.

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...

People talk about the courage of condemned men walking to the place of execution: sometimes...

People talk about the courage of condemned men walking to the place of execution: sometimes...

There is always one moment in childhood when the door opens and lets the future...

There is always one moment in childhood when the door opens and lets the future...

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...

Never be afraid to do something new. Remember, amateurs built the ark; professionals built the...

Never be afraid to do something new. Remember, amateurs built the ark; professionals built the...

How you respond to the challenge in the second half will determine what you become...

How you respond to the challenge in the second half will determine what you become...

It is the human wish to be told lies that keep us as primitive morally...

It is the human wish to be told lies that keep us as primitive morally...

Patience, persistence and perspiration make an unbeatable combination for success

Patience, persistence and perspiration make an unbeatable combination for success

It is true, I never assisted the sun materially in his rising, but doubt not,...

It is true, I never assisted the sun materially in his rising, but doubt not,...