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Graham Greene quotes

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

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Graham Greene quote: "One can't reason away regret-it's a bit like falling in love,..."
One can't reason away regret-it's a bit like falling in love, falling into regret. Graham Greene
To be in love is to see yourself as someone else sees you, it is to be in love with the falsified and exalted image of yourself. In love we are incapable of honor - the courageous act is no more than playing a part to an audience of two. Graham Greene
Oh well, perhaps when you're my age you'll know the heart is an untrustworthy beast. The mind too, but it doesn't talk about love. Graham Greene
Graham Greene quote: "I loved a man,"she said. "I told you - a man doesn't alter..."
I loved a man,"she said. "I told you - a man doesn't alter because you find out more about him. He's still the same man. Graham Greene
Graham Greene quote: "If two people loved, they slept together; it was a..."
If two people loved, they slept together; it was a mathematical formula, tested and proved by human experience. Graham Greene
Graham Greene quote: "I measured love by the extent of my jealousy."
I measured love by the extent of my jealousy. Graham Greene
Graham Greene quote: "One can't love humanity. One can only love people."
One can't love humanity. One can only love people. Graham Greene
But my love had no intentions: it knew the future. All one could do was try to make the future less hard, to break the future gently when it came. Graham Greene
He was feeling happy. It was one of the strange discoveries a man can make that life, however you lead it, contains moments of exhiliration; there are always comparisons which can be made with worse times: even in danger and misery the pendulum swings. (The Power and the Glory) Graham Greene
I doubt if ever one ceases to love, but one can cease to be in love as easily as one can outgrow an author one admired as a boy. Graham Greene
Graham Greene quote: "If I'm a bitch and a fake, is there nobody who will love a..."
If I'm a bitch and a fake, is there nobody who will love a bitch and a fake? Graham Greene
Graham Greene quote: "People who like quotes love meaningless generalizations"
People who like quotes love meaningless generalizations Graham Greene
Graham Greene quote: "I had committed myself: without love I'd have to go through..."
I had committed myself: without love I'd have to go through the gestures of love. Graham Greene
What I've done is far worse than murder - that's an act, a blow, a stab, a shot: it's over and done, but I'm carrying my corruption around with me. It's the coating of my stomach.' He threw her wrists aside like seeds towards the stony floor. 'Never pretend I haven't shown my love. Graham Greene
Graham Greene quote: "I had to touch you with my hands, I had to taste you with my..."
I had to touch you with my hands, I had to taste you with my tongue; one can't love and do nothing. Graham Greene

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