May Sinclair Professions : Writer Born : August 24, 1863 Died : November 14, 1946 Browse All Authors Top 8 quotes by May Sinclair For with him the phantoms of the mind (which to the average man are merely phantoms) projected themselves with a bodily vividness and violence. Not only had they the colour and authority of accomplished fact, they were invested with an immortality denied to facts. May Sinclair imagination average men At the moment you are no longer an observing, reflecting being; you have ceased to be aware of yourself; you exist only in that quiet, steady thrill that is so unlike any excitement that you have ever known. May Sinclair excitement thrill quiet And I wasn't a journalist any more than I was a trained nurse. May Sinclair journalist nurse The War will leave none of us as it found us. May Sinclair found war if you don't believe in yourself, you'll have some difficulty in making other people believe in you. May Sinclair confidence believe people when you think you've got hold of a genius ... you can't be sure whether it's a spark of the divine fire or a mere flash in the pan. May Sinclair genius fire thinking Knowing reality is knowing that you can't lose it. May Sinclair loses knowing reality people in great trouble don't change to other people. They only change to themselves. May Sinclair dont-change trouble people Similar Authors Ihab Hassan writer Ingmar Bergman writer Isabella Bird writer Ivan E. Coyote writer Al Feldstein writer Bert Sugar writer All Authors