I never knew a man who had better motives for all the trouble he caused. Graham Greene More Quotes by Graham Greene More Quotes From Graham Greene In our hearts there is a ruthless dictator, ready to contemplate the misery of a thousand strangers if it will ensure the happiness of the few we love. Graham Greene dictatormiseryheart Lust is not the worst thing. It is because any day, any time, lust may turn into love that we have to avoid it. And when we love our sin then we are damned indeed. Graham Greene sinlustmay A man kept his character even when he was insane. Graham Greene insanecharactermen Happiness is never really so welcome as changelessness. Graham Greene welcomejoyhappiness A brain is only capable of what it could conceive, andit couldnt concieve what it hasnt experienced Graham Greene capablebrain It's a pity people pick and choose what they learn from the Bible. Graham Greene pitybiblepeople Self-expression is a hard and selfish thing. It eats everything, even the self. At the end you find you haven't even got a self to express. Graham Greene selfishendsexpression Heresy is only another word for freedom of thought. Graham Greene atheismpoliticaldoubt He gave her a bright fake smile; so much of life was a putting off of unhappiness for another time. Nothing was ever lost by delay. He had a dim idea that perhaps if one delayed long enough, things were taken out of one's hands altogether by death. Graham Greene takenhandsideas It is always of interest to know what strikes another human being as remarkable. Graham Greene strikesremarkablesociology Oh well, perhaps when you're my age you'll know the heart is an untrustworthy beast.The mind too,but it doesn't talk about love. Graham Greene agemindheart I had never known her before and I had never loved her so much. The more we know the more we love, I thought. Graham Greene knownknows We forget very easily what gives us pain. Graham Greene psychologypaingiving It is a great danger for everyone when what is shocking changes. Graham Greene shockingdanger Reality in our century is not something to be faced. Graham Greene centuryliteraturereality In a mad world it always seems simpler to obey. Graham Greene mad-worldmadworld Despair is the price one pays for setting himself an impossible aim. Graham Greene unforgivable-sindespairacceptance With a novel, which takes perhaps years to write, the author is not the same man he was at the end of the book as he was at the beginning. It is not only that his characters have developed-he has developed with them, and this nearly always gives a sense of roughness to the work: a novel can seldom have the sense of perfection which you find in Chekhov's story, The Lady with the Dog. Graham Greene dogwritingbook Most things disappoint till you look deeper. Graham Greene disappointdeeperlooks There was always another side to a joke, the side of the victim. Graham Greene jokesvictimsides
