Quotes of Lawrence Durrell

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Journeys, like artists, are born and not made. A thousand differing circumstances contribute to them, few of them willed or determined by the will — whatever we may think.

- Lawrence Durrell

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“ A mother takes twenty years to make a man of her boy, and another woman makes a fool of him in twenty minutes. ”

- Robert Frost

“ There is more to sex appeal than just measurements. I don’t need a bedroom to prove my womanliness. I can convey just as much sex appeal, picking apples off a tree or standing in the rain. ”

- Audrey Hepburn

“ Love is the answer. But while you're waiting for the answer, sex brings up some pretty good questions. ”

- Woody Allen

“ Nothing is so firmly believed as that which we least know. ”

- Michel de Montaigne

“ Living with a purpose in life is more fulfilling than living a rich lifestyle without a purpose. ”

- JOHN TASKINSOY

“ You know her well. People are harder to sum up when you know them well. ”

- Veronica Roth

“ Love is like the measles. The older you get it, the worse the attack. ”

- Mary Roberts Rinehart

“ To touch the soul of another human being is to walk on holy ground. ”

- Stephen Covey

“ Close your eyes, take your time and listen. ”

- Maxime Lagacé

“ Keep your face always toward the sunshine and shadows will fall behind you. ”

- Walt Whitman

“ My poetry has been engraved with your name And my heart is by your memory scarred ”

- Zubair Ahsan

“ Sometimes the hardest one to see . . .is the one standing right before you. ”

- Lenora Porch

“ No,' Nora said, almost in a whisper. 'It's because ' she looked carefully for the words 'you didn't stare at me. I saw you blush, and you immediately lowered your eyes. And I should have been embarrassed, ashamed... but I, I just felt safe, and I stood there unafraid.' She closed her eyes, taking in all the feelings of gratitude she had for that moment. 'That's when I knew I could trust you in a way that I didn't know was possible. ”

- Hani Selim

“ Do you want me to tell you something really subversive? Love is everything it's cracked up to be. That's why people are so cynical about it. It really is worth fighting for, being brave for, risking everything for. And the trouble is, if you don't risk anything, you risk even more. ”

- Erica Jong

“ Perfect love casts out fear. Where there is love there are no demands, no expectations, no dependency. I do not demand that you make me happy; my happiness does not lie in you. If you were to leave me, I will not feel sorry for myself; I enjoy your company immensely, but I do not cling. ”

- Anthony de Mello

“ Being love rather than giving or taking love, is the only thing that provides stability. ”

- Ram Dass

“ Pet names are a persistant remnant of childhood, a reminder that life is not always so serious, so formal, so complicated. They are a reminder, too, that one is not all things to all people. ”

- Jhumpa Lahiri

“ If you are really broke. You can’t afford giving up. If you can afford giving up. Then that means you are not broke. ”

- De philosopher DJ Kyos

“ Friendship not defined by words Friendship only defined by action ”

- Arshdeep Singh Samrala

“ Love alone could waken love. ”

- Pearl S. Buck

“ Don’t marry him. Don’t be with him. Be with me. ”

- Jenny Han