Our secret thoughts - do they ever show up? The small flame of our soul can be burning hot, but no one comes to its warmth. Passersby see only a small whiff going through the chimney. Don't we need to take care of that flame, cherish it and patiently wait until someone will come and sit at it, do we?

Irving Stone

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The best romance is inside marriage; the finest love stories come... by Irving Stone

The best romance is inside marriage; the finest love stories come after the wedding, not before.

romance stories love

There are no faster or firmer friendships than those formed betwe... by Irving Stone

There are no faster or firmer friendships than those formed between people who love the same books.

inspirational friendship book

Each of us has his own alphabet with which to create poetry. by Irving Stone

Each of us has his own alphabet with which to create poetry.

alphabet

Story writers say that love is concerned only with young people, and the excitement and glamour of romance end at the altar. How blind they are. The best romance is inside marriage; the finest love stories come after the wedding, not before.

love-is inspirational people

Who wants to do good in this world must deny oneself. A man does not live on this Earth to be happy or to be honest only - he has to do great things for humanity, achieve the generosity of the spirit and rise above the banality where most of the people are drowning and wasting their days.

generosity men people

Life's not so bad after all. There are not only poison but also a... by Irving Stone

Life's not so bad after all. There are not only poison but also antidotes.

antidote poison

How difficult it is to be simple. by Irving Stone

How difficult it is to be simple.

difficult simple

I do not know a better cure for mental illness than a book. by Irving Stone

I do not know a better cure for mental illness than a book.

mental-illness cures book

There are neither good nor evil, only the existence and action. by Irving Stone

There are neither good nor evil, only the existence and action.

existence evil action

No artist is normal. Who happen to be normal cannot be an artist. by Irving Stone

No artist is normal. Who happen to be normal cannot be an artist.

normal artist happens

I spend several years trying to get inside the brain and heart of my subjects, listening to the interior monologues in their letters, and when I have to bridge the chasms between the factual evidence, I try to make an intuitive leap through the eyes and motivation of the person I'm writing about.

motivation heart writing

A man who has not suffered has nothing to tell with his paintings... by Irving Stone

A man who has not suffered has nothing to tell with his paintings.

painting men

Talent is cheap; dedication is expensive. It will cost you your l... by Irving Stone

Talent is cheap; dedication is expensive. It will cost you your life.

beautiful life art

One should not become an artist because he can, but because he must. It is only for those who would be miserable without it.

miserable artist would-be

The most perfect guide is nature. Continue without fail to draw s... by Irving Stone

The most perfect guide is nature. Continue without fail to draw something every day.

guides failing perfect

He had been standing still; for an artist, one of the more painfu... by Irving Stone

He had been standing still; for an artist, one of the more painful forms of death.

form painful artist

To try to understand another human being, to grapple for his ultimate depths, that is the most dangerous of human endeavors.

endeavor depth trying

Morality is similar to religion - it is a somniferous drug which blinds people from seeing the squalor of their lives.

morality drug people

Pleasure is one of the most important things in life, as importan... by Irving Stone

Pleasure is one of the most important things in life, as important as food or drink.

drink things-in-life important

If it is noticed that much of my outside work concerns itelf with libraries, there is an extremely good reason for this. I think that the better part of my education, almost as important as that secured in the schools and the universities, came from libraries.

important school thinking