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

Topics: Graham Greene Quotes

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...

When we are not sure, we are alive.

When we are not sure, we are alive.

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...

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...

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...

Unhappiness in a child accumulates because he sees no end to the dark tunnel. The...

Unhappiness in a child accumulates because he sees no end to the dark tunnel. The...

Failure too is a form of death.

Failure too is a form of death.

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...

If you have abandoned one faith, do not abandon all faith. There is always an...

If you have abandoned one faith, do not abandon all faith. There is always an...

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....

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

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

Innocence is like a dumb leper who has lost his bell, wandering the world, meaning...

Innocence is like a dumb leper who has lost his bell, wandering the world, meaning...

Thrillers are like life, more like life than you are.

Thrillers are like life, more like life than you are.

Despair is the price one pays for setting oneself an impossible aim. It is, one...

Despair is the price one pays for setting oneself an impossible aim. It is, one...

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,...

Against the beautiful and the clever and the successful, one can wage a pitiless war,...

Against the beautiful and the clever and the successful, one can wage a pitiless war,...

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...

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.

One's age should be tranquil, as childhood should be playful. Hard work at either extremity...

One's age should be tranquil, as childhood should be playful. Hard work at either extremity...

Women are not forgiven for aging. Robert Redford's lines of distinction are my old-age wrinkles.

Women are not forgiven for aging. Robert Redford's lines of distinction are my old-age wrinkles.

A kiss: To a young girl, faith; to a married woman, hope; to an old...

A kiss: To a young girl, faith; to a married woman, hope; to an old...