the private conscience is the last and only protection of the civilized world. Martha Gellhorn More Quotes by Martha Gellhorn More Quotes From Martha Gellhorn If I were a first rate writer, I wouldn't mind a bit. What does depress me is this: it is so desperately hard and so obsessive and so lonely to write that, in return for all this work, one would like a little self satisfaction. And that is never going to come, for the simple reason that I do not deserve it. I cannot be a good enough writer. You see? I call it grim. But the future looks awfully clear to me. Martha Gellhorn depressinglonelywriting I found out about the Spanish war because I was in Germany when it began. Martha Gellhorn germanyfoundwar the ends never justify the means because IT never ends. Martha Gellhorn justifyendsmean In the last camp they all ate grass, until the authorities forbade them to pull it up. They were accustomed to having the fruits of their little communal gardens stolen by the guards, after they had done all the work; but at the last camp everything was stolen. Martha Gellhorn gardendonelittles the English don't go in for imagination: imagination is considered to be improper if not downright alarmist. Martha Gellhorn alarmistsenglandimagination Between his eyes, there were four lines, the marks of such misery as children should never feel. He spoke with that wonderful whisky voice that so many Spanish children have, and he was a tough and entire little boy. Martha Gellhorn eyeboyschildren The road passed through a curtain of pine forest and came out on a flat, rolling snow field. In this field the sprawled or bunched bodies of Germans lay thick, like some dark shapeless vegetable. Martha Gellhorn forestroaddarksnow I only knew about daily life. It was said, well, it isn't everybody's daily life. That is why I started. Martha Gellhorn whydailysaidlife And though various organizations in America and England collected money and sent food parcels to these refugees, nothing was ever received by the Spanish. Martha Gellhorn nothingmoneyfoodamerica
