Morality comes with the sad wisdom of age, when the sense of curiosity has withered. Graham Greene agecuriositymorality Change image and share on social
Against the beautiful and the clever and the successful, one can wage a pitiless war, but not against the unattractive: then the millstone weighs on the breast. Graham Greene beautifulbreastclever Change image and share on social
We are all of us resigned to death: it's life we aren't resigned to. Graham Greene deathliferesign Change image and share on social
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 ballbrainconnect Change image and share on social
Champagne, if you are seeking the truth, is better than a lie detector. It encourages a man to be expansive, even reckless, while lie detectors are only a challenge to tell lies successfully. Graham Greene challengechampagnedetector Change image and share on social
Thrillers are like life, more like life than you are. Graham Greene lifethriller Change image and share on social
I have often noticed that a bribe has that effect - it changes a relation. The man who offers a bribe gives away a little of his own importance; the bribe once accepted, he becomes the inferior, like a man who has paid for a woman. Graham Greene acceptbribeeffect share on social
The world doesn't make any heroes anymore. Graham Greene anymoreheromake Change image and share on social
If you have abandoned one faith, do not abandon all faith. There is always an alternative to the faith we lose. Or is it the same faith under another mask? Graham Greene abandonalternativefaith Change image and share on social
Point me out the happy man and I will point you out either egotism, selfishness, evil - or else an absolute ignorance. Graham Greene absoluteegotismevil Change image and share on social