Writing is a form of therapy; sometimes I wonder how all those who do not write, compose or paint can manage to escape the madness, melancholia, the panic and fear which is inherent in a human situation.

Quote by Graham Greene

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We are all of us resigned to death: it's life we aren't resigned to.

We are all of us resigned to death: it's life we aren't resigned to.

The world doesn't make any heroes anymore.

The world doesn't make any heroes anymore.

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

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

Heresy is another word for freedom of thought.

Heresy is another word for freedom of thought.

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...

Failure too is a form of death.

Failure too is a form of death.

Point me out the happy man and I will point you out either egotism, selfishness,...

Point me out the happy man and I will point you out either egotism, selfishness,...

When you visualized a man or woman carefully, you could always begin to feel pity...

When you visualized a man or woman carefully, you could always begin to feel pity...

I have often noticed that a bribe has that effect - it changes a relation....

I have often noticed that a bribe has that effect - it changes a relation....

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...

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...

It is impossible to go through life without trust: that is to be imprisoned in...

It is impossible to go through life without trust: that is to be imprisoned in...

When we are not sure, we are alive.

When we are not sure, we are alive.

The economy of a novelist is a little like that of a careful housewife who...

The economy of a novelist is a little like that of a careful housewife who...

A movie is not a book. If the source material is a book, you cannot...

A movie is not a book. If the source material is a book, you cannot...

The moment comes when a character does or says something you hadn't thought about. At...

The moment comes when a character does or says something you hadn't thought about. At...

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...

The economy of a novelist is a little like that of a careful housewife who...

The economy of a novelist is a little like that of a careful housewife who...

True individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence. People who are hungry and...

True individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence. People who are hungry and...

Economy is the method by which we prepare today to afford the improvements of tomorrow

Economy is the method by which we prepare today to afford the improvements of tomorrow