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Joyce Cary quotes

Irish Novelist December 7, 1888 – March 29, 1957

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Joyce Cary quote: "To forgive is wisdom, to forget is genius."
To forgive is wisdom, to forget is genius. Joyce Cary
Joyce Cary quote: "A novel should be an experience and convey an emotional truth..."
A novel should be an experience and convey an emotional truth rather than arguments. Joyce Cary
The Professor looked like a Protestant saint when the cannibal offered him the choice of taking six wives or being boiled alive. He wanted to mortify some flesh, but he didn't know which. Joyce Cary
Joyce Cary quote: "It was as dark as the inside of a cabinet minister."
It was as dark as the inside of a cabinet minister. Joyce Cary
Joyce Cary quote: "The will is never free - it is always attached to an object, a..."
The will is never free - it is always attached to an object, a purpose. It is simply the engine in the car - it can't steer. Joyce Cary
Joyce Cary quote: "Religion is organized to satisfy and guide the soul - politics..."
Religion is organized to satisfy and guide the soul - politics does the same thing for the body. Joyce Cary
They can't give you all that, Mr Jimson,' said Walter, who was upset. 'It wouldn't be right. What would they give you seven years for?' 'Being Gulley Jimson,' I said, 'and getting away with it. Joyce Cary
It is a tragedy of the world that no one knows what he doesn't know - the less a man knows, the more sure it is that he knows everything. Joyce Cary
Joyce Cary quote: "Remember I'm an artist. And you know what that means in a..."
Remember I'm an artist. And you know what that means in a court of law. Next worst to an actress. Joyce Cary

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