I cannot and will not cut my conscience to fit this year's fashions. Lillian Hellman More Quotes by Lillian Hellman More Quotes From Lillian Hellman the convictions of Hollywood and television are made of boiled money. Lillian Hellman convictionhollywoodtelevision I'm too old to recover, too narrow to forgive myself. Lillian Hellman forgivingregretmotivational Success isn't everything but it makes a man stand straight. Lillian Hellman successmen We all lead more pedestrian lives than we think we do. The boiling of an egg is sometimes more important than the boiling of a love affair in the end. Lillian Hellman eggsimportantthinking Mama seemed to do only what my father wanted, and yet we lived the way my mother wanted us to live. Lillian Hellman motherfatherway It {France} may be the only country in the world where the rich are sometimes brilliant. Lillian Hellman maycountryworld Everybody's got a habit. Lillian Hellman habit If someone had told me, don't say anything about Lillian Hellman because she'll sue you, it wouldn't have stopped me. It might have spurred me on. Lillian Hellman ifssay-anythingmight Like all former thinkers, I'm writing a book. Lillian Hellman thinkerwritingbook Fear comes with middle age. Lillian Hellman middle-agesmiddleage It was an unspoken pleasure, that having come together so many years, ruined so much and repaired a little, we had endured. Lillian Hellman togetherlittlesyears Writers are interesting people, but often mean and petty. Lillian Hellman sarcasticmeanpeople People always sound so proud when they announce they know nothing of music. Lillian Hellman musicsoundpeople The judgment of music, like the inspiration for it, must come slow and measured, if it comes with truth. Lillian Hellman judgmentmusicinspiration My mother was dead for five years before I knew that I had loved her very much. Lillian Hellman fivemotheryears A room of one's own isn't nearly enough. A house, or, best, an island of one's own. Lillian Hellman solitudehouseislands Writers talk too much. Lillian Hellman too-much The happy problem of our time - longer life. Lillian Hellman longer-lifeproblemage Since when do we have to agree with people to defend them from injustice? Lillian Hellman defendagreeinjusticepeople They're fancy talkers about themselves, writers. If I had to give young writers advice, I would say don't listen to writers talking about writing or themselves. Lillian Hellman saywritingadvicetalking
