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Being ignorant is not so much a shame as being unwilling to learn.
Being ignorant is not so much a shame as being unwilling to learn.
The most curious offspring of shame is shyness.
The most curious offspring of shame is shyness.
Melancholy is the pleasure of being sad
Melancholy is the pleasure of being sad
I've never thought of my characters as being sad. On the contrary, they are full of life. They didn't choose read more
I've never thought of my characters as being sad. On the contrary, they are full of life. They didn't choose tragedy. Tragedy chose them.
Progress is the injustice each generation commits with regard to its predecessors.
Progress is the injustice each generation commits with regard to its predecessors.
The trouble you can get into, just cause you want 5, 000 bucks.
The trouble you can get into, just cause you want 5, 000 bucks.
to be nobody-but-myself in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make me everybody else means, read more
to be nobody-but-myself in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make me everybody else means, to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight, and never stop fighting.
I have no regrets because I know I did my best -- all I could do.
I have no regrets because I know I did my best -- all I could do.
Having been poor is no shame, but being ashamed of it, is.
Having been poor is no shame, but being ashamed of it, is.