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Graham Henry Greene
God forbid people...
God forbid people should read our books to find the juicy passages.
Source: The...
Heresy is another...
Heresy is another word for freedom of thought.
Source: From Ashleys collection of...
God. . ....
God. . . created a number of possibilities in case some of his prototypes failed -- that is the meaning of...
Cynicism is cheap...
Cynicism is cheap -- you can buy it at any Monoprix store -- it's built into all poor-quality...
I have often...
I have often noticed that a bribe . . . has that effect -- it changes a relation. The man who offers a bribe gives...
He entered the...
He entered the territory of lies without a passport for return.
Source: The Heart...
A solitary laugh...
A solitary laugh is often a laugh of superiority.
Source: Monsignor Quixote, Pt I....
Catholics and Communists...
Catholics and Communists have committed great crimes, but at least they have not stood aside, like an established...
Failure too is...
Failure too is a form of death. . .
Source: In
Champagne, if you...
Champagne, if you are seeking the truth, is better than a lie detector. It encourages a man to be expansive, even...
Innocence is like...
Innocence is like a dumb leper who has lost his bell, wandering the world, meaning no...
Morality comes with...
Morality comes with the sad wisdom of age, when the sense of curiosity has withered.
Despair is the...
Despair is the price one pays for setting oneself on an impossible aim.
Source: The...
My two fingers...
My two fingers on a typewriter have never connected with my brain. My hand on a pen does. A fountain pen, of course....
Media is a...
Media is a word that has come to mean bad journalism.
Source: Ways of Escape.
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It is impossible...
It is impossible to go through life without trust: that is to be imprisoned in the worst cell of all,...
A major character...
A major character has to come somehow out of the unconscious.
Source: In NY Times,...
Of course, before...
Of course, before we know he is a saint, there will have to be miracles.
Source:...
Behind the complicated...
Behind the complicated details of the world stand the simplicities: God is good, the grown-up man or woman knows the...
Fame is a...
Fame is a powerful aphrodisiac.
Source: Radio Times, 10 Sept 1964
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