The past, with its pleasures, its rewards, its foolishness, its punishments, is there for each of us forever, and it should be.

Quote by Lillian Hellman

Topics: Past Quotes

It's a sad day when you find out that it's not accident or time or...

It's a sad day when you find out that it's not accident or time or...

People change and forget to tell each other.

People change and forget to tell each other.

No one can argue any longer about the rights of women. It's like arguing about...

No one can argue any longer about the rights of women. It's like arguing about...

We are a people who do not want to keep much of the past in...

We are a people who do not want to keep much of the past in...

Truth made you a traitor as it often does in a time of scoundrels.

Truth made you a traitor as it often does in a time of scoundrels.

Since when do we have to agree with people to defend them from injustice?

Since when do we have to agree with people to defend them from injustice?

My father was often angry when I was most like him.

My father was often angry when I was most like him.

If I had to give young writers advice, I would say don't listen to writers...

If I had to give young writers advice, I would say don't listen to writers...

Sometimes that mountain you've been climbing is just a grain of sand. What you've been...

Sometimes that mountain you've been climbing is just a grain of sand. What you've been...

Advise the ruler to govern the state as one cooks a small fish - that...

Advise the ruler to govern the state as one cooks a small fish - that...

And the king answered them roughly; and king Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the old...

And the king answered them roughly; and king Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the old...

Whatever your advice, make it brief

Whatever your advice, make it brief

The devotees of the Lord have the Wealth and Capital of the Lord; with Guru's...

The devotees of the Lord have the Wealth and Capital of the Lord; with Guru's...

I have yet to hear a man ask for advice on how to combine marriage...

I have yet to hear a man ask for advice on how to combine marriage...

Accept what life offers you, drink from every cup. All wines should be tasted; some...

Accept what life offers you, drink from every cup. All wines should be tasted; some...

Seek advice but use your own common sense.

Seek advice but use your own common sense.

Whenever you fall, pick up something

Whenever you fall, pick up something

There's a big difference between: Who we love, who we settle for and who we're...

There's a big difference between: Who we love, who we settle for and who we're...

I am glad that I paid so little attention to good advice; had I abided...

I am glad that I paid so little attention to good advice; had I abided...

Millions of words are written annually purporting to tell how to beat the races, whereas...

Millions of words are written annually purporting to tell how to beat the races, whereas...

Maybe its like this, Max--you know how, when you are working on a long and...

Maybe its like this, Max--you know how, when you are working on a long and...