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Politics, war, marriage, crime, adultery. Everything that exists in the world has something to do with money.

Graham Greene

There is always one moment in childhood when the door opens and lets the future in…We should be thankful we cannot see the horrors and degradations lying around our childhood, in cupboards and bookshelves, everywhere.
GRAHAM GREENE

Book Childhood Future Moments Ourselves Thankful
I aim to be content with what I produce. It’s an aim I never achieve, but I go over my work word by word, time and again, so as to be as little dissatisfied as possible.
GRAHAM GREENE

Achievement Content Goal Myself Possible Production Satisfaction Time Work
People who like quotes love meaningless generalizations.
GRAHAM GREENE

Generalization Love Meaning People Quote
Innocence always calls mutely for protection when we would be so much wiser to guard ourselves against it: innocence is like a dumb leper who has lost his bell, wandering the world, meaning no harm.
GRAHAM GREENE

Guard Harm Innocence Protection Wisdom World
Sooner or later; one has to take sides. If one is to remain human.
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Human Oneself Side
Eternity is said not to be an extension of time but an absence of time.
GRAHAM GREENE

Absence Forever Time
Innocence is like a dumb leper who has lost his bell, wandering the world, meaning no harm.
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Harm Innocence Lost Meaning World
Destruction after all is a form of creation.
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Creation Deep Destruction One Liner Perspective
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

Love Myself Thinking
Politics, war, marriage, crime, adultery. Everything that exists in the world has something to do with money.
GRAHAM GREENE

Adult Crime Marriage Money Politics
My two fingers on a typewriter have never connected with my brain. My hand on a pen does. A fountain pen, of course. Ball-point pens are only good for filling out forms on a plane.
GRAHAM GREENE

Brain Connection Fingers Ink Myself Poet Writing
A single feat of daring can alter the whole conception of what is possible.
GRAHAM GREENE

Conception Dare Possible
It’s a good world if you don’t weaken.
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Goodness Weakness World Yourself
To be in love is to see yourself as someone else sees you, it is to be in love with the falsified and exalted image of yourself. In love we are incapable of honor – the courageous act is no more than playing a part to an audience of two.
GRAHAM GREENE

Act Audience Courage Image Love Respect
In a mad world it always seems simpler to obey.
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Madness Obey Simplicity World
In human relationships, kindness and lies are worth a thousand truths.
GRAHAM GREENE

Human Kindness Relationship Truth Worth
Champagne, if you are seeking the truth, is better than a lie detector.
GRAHAM GREENE

Better Lying Seek Truth
Writing is a form of therapy; sometimes I wonder how all those who do not write, compose or paint can manage to escape the madness, melancholia, the panic and fear which is inherent in a human situation.
GRAHAM GREENE

Escape Fear Human Management Myself Situation Therapy Wonder Writing
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

Heart Leadership Love Misery Stranger
They are always saying God loves us. If thats love I’d rather have a bit of kindness.
GRAHAM GREENE

God Kindness Love Myself
As long as nothing happens anything is possible.
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One Liner Possible
Media is just a word that has come to mean bad journalism.
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Bad Journalism Media Word
The next best thing to talking to her is talking about her.
GRAHAM GREENE

Love Relationship Talk
I hate you, God. I hate you as though you actually exist.
GRAHAM GREENE

Existence God Hate Yourself
The great advantage of being a writer is that you can spy on people. You’re there, listening to every word, but part of you is observing. Everything is useful to a writer, you see – every scrap, even the longest and most boring of luncheon parties.
GRAHAM GREENE

Boredom Greatness Party People Word Writing
Would the world be in the mess it is if we were loyal to love and not to countries?
GRAHAM GREENE

Country Love Loyalty World
He was impregnably armored by his good intentions and his ignorance.
GRAHAM GREENE

Goodness Himself Ignorance Intention

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