Short Quotes · Page 86
Big wisdom in few words—the best short quotes pack a lifetime of insight into a single sentence. Perfect for captions, cards, or a moment of daily reflection.
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“The only word for goodness is goodness, and it is not enough.”
“There is no teacher more discriminating or transforming than loss.”
“A library could show you everything if you knew where to look.”
“Writing is the only way I have to explain my own life to myself.”
“To have attracted readers is the most magical part of my writing life.”
“I never yet touched a fig leaf that didn't turn into a price tag.”
“I discovered that rejections are not altogether a bad thing.”
“In the greatest confusion there is still an open channel to the soul.”
“Anxiety destroys scale, and suffering makes us lose perspective.”
“In an age of enormities, the emotions are naturally weakened.”
“Your English is the principal instrument of your humanity.”
“There is no living thing that is not afraid when it faces danger.”
“In all this world there is nothing so beautiful as a happy child.”
“I am a good beast, perhaps, but a disgracefully bad tiger.”