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Graham Greene quotes

British Playwright, Writer October 2, 1904 – April 3, 1991

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Graham Greene quote: "We forget very easily what gives us pain."
We forget very easily what gives us pain. Graham Greene
Graham Greene quote: "a book is like a sandy path which keeps the indent of footprints."
a book is like a sandy path which keeps the indent of footprints. Graham Greene
Graham Greene quote: "Heresy is another word for freedom of thought."
Heresy is another word for freedom of thought. Graham Greene
Graham Greene quote: "There's no such thing as gratitude in politics."
There's no such thing as gratitude in politics. Graham Greene
You cannot control what you love--you watch it driving recklessly towards the broken bridge, the torn-up track, the horror of seventy years ahead. Graham Greene
Graham Greene quote: "In the taxi I let my hand lie on her leg like a promise, but I..."
In the taxi I let my hand lie on her leg like a promise, but I had no intention of keeping my promise. Graham Greene
Graham Greene quote: "We'd forgive most things if we knew the facts."
We'd forgive most things if we knew the facts. Graham Greene
Graham Greene quote: "There's nothing so heavy as books, sir--unless it's bricks."
There's nothing so heavy as books, sir--unless it's bricks. Graham Greene
I know one thing you don't. I know the difference between Right and Wrong. They didn't teach you that at school.'Rose didn't answer; the woman was quite right: the two words meant nothing to her. Their taste was extinguished by stronger foods--Good and Evil. Graham Greene
...now when I'm writing it's already tomorrow and I'm afraid of getting to the end of yesterday. As long as I go on writing, yesterday is today and we are still together. Graham Greene
Graham Greene quote: "She was proud of her power of prophecy, though she had not yet..."
She was proud of her power of prophecy, though she had not yet lived to see any of her prophecies fulfilled. Graham Greene
Graham Greene quote: "The world was in her heart already, like the small spot of..."
The world was in her heart already, like the small spot of decay in a fruit. Graham Greene
A story has no beginning or end: arbitrarily one chooses that moment of experience from which to look back or from which to look ahead. Graham Greene
Graham Greene quote: "A ruling passion gives to a shelf of novels the unity of a..."
A ruling passion gives to a shelf of novels the unity of a system. Graham Greene
Graham Greene quote: "Most things disappoint till you look deeper."
Most things disappoint till you look deeper. Graham Greene

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