To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.
The Soul of Man Under Socialism (1891)
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Literary quotes
Novelists and poets on the parts of being a person that argument cannot reach.
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We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.
Lady Windermere's Fan, Act III (1892)
I can resist everything except temptation.
Lady Windermere's Fan, Act I (1892)
Tomorrow is always fresh, with no mistakes in it yet.
Anne of Green Gables, ch. 21 (1908)
The world breaks everyone, and afterward, many are strong at the broken places.
A Farewell to Arms, ch. 34 (1929)
Courage is grace under pressure.
The Artist's Reward (The New Yorker) (1929)
What makes the desert beautiful is that somewhere it hides a well.
The Little Prince, ch. 24 (1943)
It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.
The Little Prince, ch. 21 (1943)
Not all those who wander are lost.
The Fellowship of the Ring, Book I, ch. 10 (1954)
All that is gold does not glitter, not all those who wander are lost; the old that is strong does not wither, deep roots are not reached by the frost.
The Fellowship of the Ring, Book I, ch. 10 (1954)
Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.
As Much Truth As One Can Bear (The New York Times) (1962)
The most dangerous creation of any society is the man who has nothing to lose.
The Fire Next Time (1963)
There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969)
It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, ch. 12 (1997)
Of course it is happening inside your head, but why should that mean it is not real?
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, ch. 35 (2007)