Graham Greene, The Heart Of The Matter

Quotes

• “He gave her a bright fake smile; so much of life was a putting off of unhappiness for another time. Nothing was ever los...”
• “You must promise me. You can't desire the end without desiring the means.'Ah, but one can, he thought, one can: one can ...”
• “There was a tacit understanding between them that 'liquor helped'; growing more miserable with every glass one hoped for...”
• “Point me out the happy man and I will point you out either extreme egotism, selfishness, evil -- or else an absolute ign...”
• “We are all resigned to death: it's life we aren't resigned to.”