Novelist Quotes

234 quotes in this collection

"Let other pens dwell on guilt and misery. I quit such odious subjects as soon as I can. A profound reflection from one of the greatest novelists."

-- Jane Austen

"Let other pens dwell on guilt and misery. I quit such odious subjects as soon as I can. A profound reflection from one of the greatest novelists."

-- Jane Austen

"There is no charm equal to tenderness of heart. Such is the witty perspective of classic English literature."

-- Jane Austen

"There is no charm equal to tenderness of heart. Such is the witty perspective of classic English literature."

-- Jane Austen

"I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading! How much sooner one tires of any thing than of a book! A profound reflection from one of the greatest novelists."

-- Jane Austen

"I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading! How much sooner one tires of any thing than of a book! A profound reflection from one of the greatest novelists."

-- Jane Austen

"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife. This remains a brilliant observation of high society."

-- Jane Austen

"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife. This remains a brilliant observation of high society."

-- Jane Austen

"There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self."

-- Ernest Hemingway

"There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self."

-- Ernest Hemingway

"Worry a little bit every day and in a lifetime you will lose a couple of years. If something is wrong, fix it if you can. But train yourself not to worry: Worry never fixes anything."

-- Ernest Hemingway

"Worry a little bit every day and in a lifetime you will lose a couple of years. If something is wrong, fix it if you can. But train yourself not to worry: Worry never fixes anything."

-- Ernest Hemingway

"Never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat."

-- F. Scott Fitzgerald

"Never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat."

-- F. Scott Fitzgerald

"The world is changed by your example, not by your opinion."

-- Paulo Coelho

"The world is changed by your example, not by your opinion."

-- Paulo Coelho

"A peaceful mind is the greatest blessing."

-- Premananda Maharaj

"A peaceful mind is the greatest blessing."

-- Premananda Maharaj

"Talking nonsense is the sole privilege mankind possesses over the other organisms. It's by talking nonsense that one gets to the truth!"

Novelist Quotes

"Let other pens dwell on guilt and misery. I quit such odious subjects as soon as I can. A profound reflection from one of the greatest novelists."

"There is no charm equal to tenderness of heart. Such is the witty perspective of classic English literature."

"I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading! How much sooner one tires of any thing than of a book! A profound reflection from one of the greatest novelists."

"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife. This remains a brilliant observation of high society."

"There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self."

"Worry a little bit every day and in a lifetime you will lose a couple of years. If something is wrong, fix it if you can. But train yourself not to worry: Worry never fixes anything."

"Never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat."

"The world is changed by your example, not by your opinion."

"A peaceful mind is the greatest blessing."

"Talking nonsense is the sole privilege mankind possesses over the other organisms. It's by talking nonsense that one gets to the truth!"

"We got onto the eternal questions, and it all stayed in the clouds."

"I see the sun, and if I don't see the sun, I know it's there. And to know that the sun is there – that is living."

"I think I could stand anything... only to be able to say to myself every moment, 'I exist."

"Love the animals, love the plants, love everything. If you love everything, you will perceive the divine mystery in things."

"Practicality is acquired with effort, it doesn't fall from the sky for free."

"Love man also in his sin, for this likeness of God's love is the height of love on earth."

"Man is a creature who can get accustomed to anything, and I think that is the best definition of him."

"Seek happiness in sorrow. Work, work tirelessly."

"One cannot love what one does not know."

"There is only one thing that I dread: not to be worthy of my sufferings."

"You can be sincere and still be stupid."

"The darker the night, the brighter the stars, The deeper the grief, the closer is God!"

"When he has lost all hope, all object in life, man becomes a monster in his misery."

"Life is a gift, life is happiness, every minute can be an eternity of happiness."