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Christopher Isherwood Quotes

By helping yourself, you are helping humankind. By helping humankind, you are helping yourself. That’s the law of all spiritual progress Picture Quote #1

California is a tragic country - like Palestine, like every Promised Land Picture Quote #1

The Nazis were not right to hate the Jews. But their hating of Jews was not without a cause. No one ever hates without a cause Picture Quote #1

George smiles to himself, with entire self-satisfaction. Yes, I am crazy, he thinks. That is my secret; my strength Picture Quote #1

I am alive, he says to himself, I am alive! And life energy surges hotly through him, and delight, and appetite. How good to be in a body - even this old beat-up carcass - that still has warm blood and live semen and rich marrow and wholesome flesh! Picture Quote #1

What irritates me is the bland way people go around saying, ‘Oh, our attitude has changed. We don’t dislike these people any more.’ But by the strangest coincidence, they haven’t taken away the injustice; the laws are still on the books Picture Quote #1

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The town is an advertisement for itself; none of its charms are left to the visitor’s imagination Picture Quote #1

I am a camera with its shutter open, quite passive, recording, not thinking Picture Quote #1

I’m very militant, you know, in a quite way Picture Quote #1

Sometimes awful things have their own beauty Picture Quote #1

Only those who are capable of silliness can be called truly intelligent Picture Quote #1

One should never write down or up to people, but out of yourself Picture Quote #1

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The paternalist is a sentimentalist at heart, and the sentimentalist is always potentially cruel Picture Quote #1

I doubt if one ever accepts a belief until one urgently needs it Picture Quote #1

No one ever hates without a cause Picture Quote #1

Bad writing is bad not just because the language is humdrum, but the quality of the observation is so poor Picture Quote #1

Life is not so bad if you have plenty of luck, a good physique, and not too much imagination Picture Quote #1

Horror is always aware of its cause; terror never is. That is precisely what makes terror terrifying Picture Quote #1

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We must remember that nothing in this world really belongs to us. At best, we are merely borrowers Picture Quote #1

I am a camera with its shutter open, quite passive, recording, not thinking. Recording the man shaving at the window opposite and the woman in the kimono washing her hair. Some day, all this will have to be developed, carefully printed, fixed Picture Quote #1

Every writer has certain subjects that they write about again and again, and... Most people’s books are just variations on certain themes Picture Quote #1

I must honor those who fight of their own free will, he said to himself. And I must try to imitate their courage by following my path as a pacifist, wherever it takes me Picture Quote #1

I am a camera, with its shutter open. Someday, all of this will be developed, printed, fixed Picture Quote #1

Think of two people, living together day after day, year after year, in this small space, standing elbow to elbow cooking at the same small stove, squeezing past each other on the narrow stairs, shaving in front of the same small bathroom mirror, constantly jogging, jostling, bumping against each other’s bodies by mistake or on purpose, sensually, aggressively, awkwardly, impatiently, in rage or in love – think what deep though invisible tracks they must leave, everywhere, behind them! Picture Quote #1

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By helping yourself, you are helping humankind. By helping humankind, you are helping yourself. That’s the law of all spiritual progress Picture Quote #1

What it sees there isn’t so much a face as the expression of a predicament Picture Quote #1

I’m like a book you have to read. A book can’t read itself to you. It doesn’t even know what it’s about. I don’t know what I’m about Picture Quote #1

It seems to me that the real clue to your sexual orientation lies in your romantic feelings rather than your sexual feelings. If you are really gay, you are able to fall in love with a man, not just enjoy sex with him Picture Quote #1

A minority is only thought of as a minority when it constitutes some kind of threat to the majority, real or imaginary. And no threat is ever quite imaginary Picture Quote #1

If it’s going to be a world with no time for sentiment, it’s not a world that I want to live in Picture Quote #1

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By helping yourself, you are helping humankind. By helping humankind, you are helping yourself. That’s the law of all spiritual progress. (Christopher Isherwood Quotes) California is a tragic country - like Palestine, like every Promised Land (Christopher Isherwood Quotes) The Nazis were not right to hate the Jews. But their hating of Jews was not without a cause. No one ever hates without a cause (Christopher Isherwood Quotes) George smiles to himself, with entire self-satisfaction. Yes, I am crazy, he thinks. That is my secret; my strength (Christopher Isherwood Quotes) I am alive, he says to himself, I am alive! And life energy surges hotly through him, and delight, and appetite. How good to be in a body - even this old beat-up carcass - that still has warm blood and live semen and rich marrow and wholesome flesh! (Christopher Isherwood Quotes) What irritates me is the bland way people go around saying, ‘Oh, our attitude has changed. We don’t dislike these people any more.’ But by the strangest coincidence, they haven’t taken away the injustice; the laws are still on the books (Christopher Isherwood Quotes) The town is an advertisement for itself; none of its charms are left to the visitor’s imagination (Christopher Isherwood Quotes) I am a camera with its shutter open, quite passive, recording, not thinking (Christopher Isherwood Quotes) I’m very militant, you know, in a quite way (Christopher Isherwood Quotes) Sometimes awful things have their own beauty (Christopher Isherwood Quotes) Only those who are capable of silliness can be called truly intelligent (Christopher Isherwood Quotes) One should never write down or up to people, but out of yourself (Christopher Isherwood Quotes) The paternalist is a sentimentalist at heart, and the sentimentalist is always potentially cruel (Christopher Isherwood Quotes) I doubt if one ever accepts a belief until one urgently needs it (Christopher Isherwood Quotes) No one ever hates without a cause (Christopher Isherwood Quotes) Bad writing is bad not just because the language is humdrum, but the quality of the observation is so poor (Christopher Isherwood Quotes) Life is not so bad if you have plenty of luck, a good physique, and not too much imagination (Christopher Isherwood Quotes) Horror is always aware of its cause; terror never is. That is precisely what makes terror terrifying (Christopher Isherwood Quotes) We must remember that nothing in this world really belongs to us. At best, we are merely borrowers (Christopher Isherwood Quotes) I am a camera with its shutter open, quite passive, recording, not thinking. Recording the man shaving at the window opposite and the woman in the kimono washing her hair. Some day, all this will have to be developed, carefully printed, fixed (Christopher Isherwood Quotes) Every writer has certain subjects that they write about again and again, and... Most people’s books are just variations on certain themes (Christopher Isherwood Quotes) I must honor those who fight of their own free will, he said to himself. And I must try to imitate their courage by following my path as a pacifist, wherever it takes me (Christopher Isherwood Quotes) I am a camera, with its shutter open. Someday, all of this will be developed, printed, fixed (Christopher Isherwood Quotes) Think of two people, living together day after day, year after year, in this small space, standing elbow to elbow cooking at the same small stove, squeezing past each other on the narrow stairs, shaving in front of the same small bathroom mirror, constantly jogging, jostling, bumping against each other’s bodies by mistake or on purpose, sensually, aggressively, awkwardly, impatiently, in rage or in love – think what deep though invisible tracks they must leave, everywhere, behind them! (Christopher Isherwood Quotes) By helping yourself, you are helping humankind. By helping humankind, you are helping yourself. That’s the law of all spiritual progress (Christopher Isherwood Quotes) What it sees there isn’t so much a face as the expression of a predicament (Christopher Isherwood Quotes) I’m like a book you have to read. A book can’t read itself to you. It doesn’t even know what it’s about. I don’t know what I’m about (Christopher Isherwood Quotes) It seems to me that the real clue to your sexual orientation lies in your romantic feelings rather than your sexual feelings. If you are really gay, you are able to fall in love with a man, not just enjoy sex with him (Christopher Isherwood Quotes) A minority is only thought of as a minority when it constitutes some kind of threat to the majority, real or imaginary. And no threat is ever quite imaginary (Christopher Isherwood Quotes) If it’s going to be a world with no time for sentiment, it’s not a world that I want to live in (Christopher Isherwood Quotes)

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