Quotes by Graham Greene, The Heart of the Matter

Explore a curated collection of 17 quotes by Graham Greene, The Heart of the Matter. Discover timeless wisdom, insightful thoughts, and memorable words that have inspired readers around the world. Browse through the gallery below and click on any quote to read more.

Point me out the happy man and I will point you out either extreme egotism, selfishness, evil -- or else an absolute ign — Graham Greene, The Heart of the Matter
He gave her a bright fake smile; so much of life was a putting off of unhappiness for another time. Nothing was ever los — Graham Greene, The Heart of the Matter
We are all resigned to death: it's life we aren't resigned to. — Graham Greene, The Heart of the Matter
One forgets the dead quite quickly; one doesn't wonder about the dead-what is he doing now, who is he with? — Graham Greene, The Heart of the Matter
You must promise me. You can't desire the end without desiring the means.'Ah, but one can, he thought, one can: one can — Graham Greene, The Heart of the Matter
There was a tacit understanding between them that 'liquor helped' growing more miserable with every glass one hoped for — Graham Greene, The Heart of the Matter
Friendship is something in the soul. It is a thing one feels. It is not a return for something. — Graham Greene, The Heart of the Matter
Beauty is like success: we can't love it for long. — Graham Greene, The Heart of the Matter
People talk about the courage of condemned men walking to the place of execution: sometimes it needs as much courage to — Graham Greene, The Heart of the Matter
In my school, he thought, they learn bitterness and frustration and how to grow old. — Graham Greene, The Heart of the Matter
He couldn't tell that this was one of those occasions a man never forgets: a small cicatrice had been made on the memory — Graham Greene, The Heart of the Matter
The truth, he thought, has never been of any real value to any human being- it is a symbol for mathematicians and philos — Graham Greene, The Heart of the Matter
I don't believe anyone who says love, love, love. It means self, self, self. — Graham Greene, The Heart of the Matter
Of two hearts one is always warm and one is always cold: the cold heart is more precious than diamonds: the warm heart h — Graham Greene, The Heart of the Matter
Despair is the price one pays for setting oneself an impossible aim — Graham Greene, The Heart of the Matter
A black boy brought Wilson's gin and he sipped it very slowly because he had nothing else to do except to return to his — Graham Greene, The Heart of the Matter
Except for the sound of the rain, on the road, on the roofs, on the umbrella, there was absolute silence: only the dying — Graham Greene, The Heart of the Matter