Every search begins with beginner's luck. And every search ends with the victors' being severely tested.

I decided in my life that I would do nothing that did not reflect positively on my father&#39;s life.

Morality is seldom a safe guide for human conduct.

To every separate person a thing is what he thinks it is – in other words, not a thing, but a think.

You can borrow my Blackbird, if you like,' said Ben. This was his new fountain pen, which troubled him. It was guaranteed not to leak but writers and schoolchildren knew better. Ben wished to be relieved of the responsibility of the Blackbird, without losing his own dignity.

More than that, I believe that the grass is green because green is restful to the human eye, that the sky is blue to give us an idea of the infinite. And that blood is red so that murder will be more easily detected and criminals will be brought to justice. Yes, and I believe that I shall live forever, but I shall live without reason.

Would you consider what I call the “inner eye” which opens for some of us, though not always when we want it or expect it – would you consider the inner eye as one of the sensory nerves?

She had a kind heart, though that is not of much use when it comes to the matter of self-preservation.

What seemed delicacy in him was usually a way of avoiding trouble; what seemed like sympathy was the instinct to prevent trouble before it started. It was hard to see what growing older would mean to such a person. His emotions, from lack of exercise, had disappeared almost altogether. Adaptability and curiosity, he had found, did just as well.

Penelope Fitzgerald

Quotes by Penelope Fitzgerald

Written By Penelope Fitzgerald

Written By Penelope Fitzgerald

Written By Penelope Fitzgerald

Written By Penelope Fitzgerald

Written By Penelope Fitzgerald

Written By Penelope Fitzgerald

Written By Penelope Fitzgerald

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