Success is more dangerous than failure, the ripples break over a wider coastline. Graham Greene breakcoastlinedangerous Change image and share on social
Media is just a word that has come to mean bad journalism. Graham Greene badjournalismmedium Change image and share on social
Reality in our century is not something to be faced. Graham Greene centuryfacereality Change image and share on social
Writing is a form of therapy; sometimes I wonder how all those who do not write, compose or paint can manage to escape the madness, melancholia, the panic and fear which is inherent in a human situation. Graham Greene composeescapefear share on social
The great advantage of being a writer is that you can spy on people. You're there, listening to every word, but part of you is observing. Everything is useful to a writer, you see - every scrap, even the longest and most boring of luncheon parties. Graham Greene advantageboregreat 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
He felt the loyalty we feel to unhappiness - the sense that is where we really belong. Graham Greene belongfeelfelt Change image and share on social
A petty reason perhaps why novelists more and more try to keep a distance from journalists is that novelists are trying to write the truth and journalists are trying to write fiction. Graham Greene distancefictionjournalist Change image and share on social
Sentimentality - that's what we call the sentiment we don't share. Graham Greene callsentimentsentimentality Change image and share on social
It is impossible to go through life without trust: that is to be imprisoned in the worst cell of all, oneself. Graham Greene badcellimpossible Change image and share on social