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Nathaniel Hawthorne Quotes

Nathaniel Hawthorne quotes

American Novelist, Writer July 4, 1804 – May 19, 1864

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But there is a fatality, a feeling so irresistible and inevitable that it has the force of doom, which almost invariably compels human beings to linger around and haunt, ghost-like, the spot where some great and marked event has given the colour to their lifetime; and, still the more irresistibly, the darker the tinge that saddens it. Nathaniel Hawthorne
Nothing gives a sadder sense of decay than this loss or suspension of the power to deal with unaccustomed things, and to keep up with the swiftness of the passing moment. [Speaking of self-posed isolation in old age.] Nathaniel Hawthorne
I sometimes fancy," said Hilda, on whose susceptibility the scene always made a strong impression, "that Rome--mere Rome--will crowd everything else out of my heart. Nathaniel Hawthorne
Nathaniel Hawthorne quote: "There is something truer and more real, than what we can see..."
There is something truer and more real, than what we can see with the eyes, and touch with the finger. Nathaniel Hawthorne
Nathaniel Hawthorne quote: "This shall be the last of my benevolent follies, and I will..."
This shall be the last of my benevolent follies, and I will never be kind to anybody again as long as I live. Nathaniel Hawthorne
Nathaniel Hawthorne quote: "Oh, for the years I have not lived, but only dreamed of living."
Oh, for the years I have not lived, but only dreamed of living. Nathaniel Hawthorne
Nathaniel Hawthorne quote: "Women derive a pleasure, incomprehensible to the other sex,..."
Women derive a pleasure, incomprehensible to the other sex, from the delicate toil of the needle. Nathaniel Hawthorne
Nathaniel Hawthorne quote: "America is now wholly given over to a damned mob of scribbling..."
America is now wholly given over to a damned mob of scribbling women Nathaniel Hawthorne
Yes, poisonous thing? repeated Giovanni, beside himself with passion.?Thou hast done it! Thou has blasted me! Thou hast filled my veins with poison! Thou hast made me as hateful, as ugly, as loathsome and deadly a creature as thyself? a world's wonder of hideous monstrosity! Now, if our breath be happily as fatal to ourselves as to all others, let us join our lips in one kiss of unutterable hatred, and so die! Nathaniel Hawthorne
Nathaniel Hawthorne quote: "Every individual has a place to fill in the world and is..."
Every individual has a place to fill in the world and is important in some respect whether he chooses to be so or not. Nathaniel Hawthorne
To the untrue man, the whole universe is false- it is impalpable- it shrinks to nothing within his grasp. And he himself is in so far as he shows himself in a false light, becomes a shadow, or, indeed, ceases to exist. Nathaniel Hawthorne
O Fiend, whose talisman was that fatal symbol, wouldst thou leave nothing, whether in youth or age, for this poor sinner to revere?—such loss of faith is ever one of the saddest results of sin. Nathaniel Hawthorne
Nathaniel Hawthorne quote: "I cannot endure to waste anything so precious as autumnal..."
I cannot endure to waste anything so precious as autumnal sunshine by staying in the house. Nathaniel Hawthorne
Nathaniel Hawthorne quote: "When an uninstructed multitude attempts to see with its eyes,..."
When an uninstructed multitude attempts to see with its eyes, it is exceedingly apt to be deceived. Nathaniel Hawthorne
Then might I exemplify how an influence beyond our control lays its strong hand on every deed which we do, and weaves its consequences into an iron tissue of necessity. (Wakefield) Nathaniel Hawthorne

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