Hubert Butler Professions : Essayist Born : October 2, 1900 Died : January 5, 1991 Browse All Authors Top 3 quotes by Hubert Butler Goodness often blossoms like roses on very rickety trellis-work, and beauty can grow out of nonsense. Hubert Butler nonsense goodness rose Where life is fully and consciously lived in our own neighborhood, we are cushioned a little from the impact of great far-off events which should be of only marginal concern to us. Hubert Butler impact events littles There are no grounds for supposing that one can live a life without pain and sadness, but is it wrong to believe that somehow, somewhere, this is possible? Hubert Butler sadness pain believe Similar Authors Arland Ussher essayist Amy Levy essayist Alain Finkielkraut essayist Ahad Ha'am essayist Agnes Repplier essayist Ilan Stavans essayist All Authors