The real sin against life is to abuse and destroy beauty, even one's own even more, one's own, for that has been put in our care and we are responsible for its well-being.

Quote by Katherine Anne Porter

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Our being is subject to all the chances of life. There are so many things...

Our being is subject to all the chances of life. There are so many things...

I have not much interest in anyone's personal history after the tenth year, not even...

I have not much interest in anyone's personal history after the tenth year, not even...

I was right not to be afraid of any thief but myself, who will end...

I was right not to be afraid of any thief but myself, who will end...

They had both noticed that a life of dissipation sometimes gave to a face the...

They had both noticed that a life of dissipation sometimes gave to a face the...

Human life itself may be almost pure chaos, but the work of the artist is...

Human life itself may be almost pure chaos, but the work of the artist is...

You can't write about people out of textbooks, and you can't use jargon. You have...

You can't write about people out of textbooks, and you can't use jargon. You have...

Physical infidelity is the signal, the notice given, that all fidelities are undermined.

Physical infidelity is the signal, the notice given, that all fidelities are undermined.

I was right not to be afraid of any thief but myself, who will end...

I was right not to be afraid of any thief but myself, who will end...

I shall try to tell the truth, but the result will be fiction.

I shall try to tell the truth, but the result will be fiction.

One of the marks of a gift is to have the courage of it.

One of the marks of a gift is to have the courage of it.

Most people won't realize that writing is a craft. You have to take your apprenticeship...

Most people won't realize that writing is a craft. You have to take your apprenticeship...

It is such a relief to be told the truth.

It is such a relief to be told the truth.

It's a man's world, and you men can have it.

It's a man's world, and you men can have it.

Love must be learned, and learned again; there is no end to it.

Love must be learned, and learned again; there is no end to it.

Experience is what really happens to you in the long run; the truth that finally...

Experience is what really happens to you in the long run; the truth that finally...

The real sin against life is to abuse and destroy beauty, even one's own -even...

The real sin against life is to abuse and destroy beauty, even one's own -even...

Time passes and you must move on Half the distance takes you twice as long...

Time passes and you must move on Half the distance takes you twice as long...

Life is not an easy matter... You cannot live through it without falling into frustration...

Life is not an easy matter... You cannot live through it without falling into frustration...

We tear life out of life to use it for looking at itself.

We tear life out of life to use it for looking at itself.

Live life fully while you're here. Experience everything. Take care of yourself and your friends....

Live life fully while you're here. Experience everything. Take care of yourself and your friends....

How sweet I roamed from field to field, and tasted all the summer's pride.

How sweet I roamed from field to field, and tasted all the summer's pride.