Graham Greene

If gold rust what shall the iron do?

I am patient with stupidity but not with those who are proud of it.

Chaos is a friend of mine.

Ageing’s alright, better than the alternative, which is not being here.

I don’t have an alarm clock. If someone needs to wake me up, then I have my BlackBerry next to me.

The secret of life is to validate your existence.

Faith, n.: Belief without evidence in what is told by one who speaks without knowledge, of things without parallel.

Nothing endures but change.

Don’t hurry, don’t worry. You’re only here for a short visit. So be sure and smell the flowers.

The gifted man bears his gifts into the world, not for his own benefit, but for the people among whom he is placed; for the gifts are not his, he himself is a gift to the community.

Do all the other things, the ambitious things-travel, get rich, get famous, innovate, lead, fall in love, make and lose fortunes…but as you do, to the extent that you can, err in the direction of kindness.

I can’t change history, I don’t want to change history. I can only change the future. I’m working on that.

No American ought to be compelled to strike for his rights. He ought to receive them naturally, easily, as a matter of course.

I’m constantly reemerging in my life.

She woke up every morning with the option of being anyone she wished. How beautiful it was that she always chose herself.