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Lillian Hellman Quotes

Was it always in my nature to take a bad time and block out the good times, until any success becomes an accident and failure seemed the only truth? Picture Quote #1

If I had to give young writers advice, I would say don’t listen to writers talking about writing or themselves Picture Quote #1

Failure in the theater is more dramatic and uglier than any other form of writing. It costs so much, you feel so guilty Picture Quote #1

It is not good to see people who have been pretending strength all their lives lose it even for a minute Picture Quote #1

It is a mark of many famous people that they cannot part with their brightest hour Picture Quote #1

I cannot and will not cut my conscience to fit this year's fashions, even though I long ago came to the conclusion that I was not a political person and could have no comfortable place in any political group Picture Quote #1

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Unjust. How many times I've used that word, scolded myself with it. All I mean by it now is that I don't have the final courage to say that I refuse to preside over violations against myself, and to hell with justice Picture Quote #1

Mama seemed to do only what my father wanted, and yet we lived the way my mother wanted us to live Picture Quote #1

Decisions, particularly important ones, have always made me sleepy, perhaps because I know that I will have to make them by instinct, and thinking things out is only what other people tell me I should do Picture Quote #1

The writer’s intention hasn’t anything to do with what he achieves. The intent to earn money or the intent to be famous or the intent to be great doesn’t matter in the end. Just what comes out Picture Quote #1

Advances are made by those with at least a touch of irrational confidence in what they can do Picture Quote #1

Decision by democratic majority vote is a fine form of government, but it’s a stinking way to create Picture Quote #1

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Nobody knows what you want except you, and no one will be as sorry as you if you don’t get it Picture Quote #1

I am suspicious of guilt in myself and in other people; it is usually a way of not thinking, or of announcing one’s own fine sensibilities the better to be rid of them fast Picture Quote #1

We all lead more pedestrian lives than we think we do. The boiling of an egg is sometimes more important than the boiling of a love affair in the end Picture Quote #1

Was it always my nature to take a bad time and block out the good times, until any success became an accident and failure seemed the only truth? Picture Quote #1

Rebels seldom make good revolutionaries, because organized action, even union with other people, is not possible for them Picture Quote #1

How often the rich like to play at being poor. A rather nasty game, I’ve always thought Picture Quote #1

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The past, with its pleasures, its rewards, its foolishness, its punishments, is there for each of us forever, and it should be Picture Quote #1

It’s a sad day when you find out that it’s not accident or time or fortune, but just yourself that kept things from you Picture Quote #1

I live in a room and I go to work and I play a game called getting through the day while you wait for the night Picture Quote #1

If you are willing to take the punishment, you’re halfway through the battle. That the issues may be trivial, the battle ugly, is another point Picture Quote #1

Nobody knows what you want except you. And nobody will be as sorry as you if you don’t get it. Wanting some other way to live is proof enough of deserving it. Having it is hard work, but not having it is sheer hell Picture Quote #1

History is made by masses of people. One man, or ten men, don’t start the earthquakes and don’t stop them either. Only hero worshipers and ignorant historians think they do Picture Quote #1

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Maybe money is unreal for most of us, easier to give away than things we want Picture Quote #1

My mother was dead for five years before I knew that I had loved her very much Picture Quote #1

The judgment of music, like the inspiration for it, must come slow and measured, if it comes with truth Picture Quote #1

Don’t you think people often say other people are tough when they do not know how to cheat them? Picture Quote #1

I wanted to see what was there for me once, what is there for me now Picture Quote #1

A room of one’s own isn’t nearly enough. A house, or, best, an island of one’s own Picture Quote #1

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Was it always in my nature to take a bad time and block out the good times, until any success becomes an accident and failure seemed the only truth? (Lillian Hellman Quotes) If I had to give young writers advice, I would say don’t listen to writers talking about writing or themselves (Lillian Hellman Quotes) Failure in the theater is more dramatic and uglier than any other form of writing. It costs so much, you feel so guilty (Lillian Hellman Quotes) It is not good to see people who have been pretending strength all their lives lose it even for a minute (Lillian Hellman Quotes) It is a mark of many famous people that they cannot part with their brightest hour (Lillian Hellman Quotes) I cannot and will not cut my conscience to fit this year's fashions, even though I long ago came to the conclusion that I was not a political person and could have no comfortable place in any political group (Lillian Hellman Quotes) Unjust. How many times I've used that word, scolded myself with it. All I mean by it now is that I don't have the final courage to say that I refuse to preside over violations against myself, and to hell with justice (Lillian Hellman Quotes) Mama seemed to do only what my father wanted, and yet we lived the way my mother wanted us to live (Lillian Hellman Quotes) Decisions, particularly important ones, have always made me sleepy, perhaps because I know that I will have to make them by instinct, and thinking things out is only what other people tell me I should do (Lillian Hellman Quotes) The writer’s intention hasn’t anything to do with what he achieves. The intent to earn money or the intent to be famous or the intent to be great doesn’t matter in the end. Just what comes out (Lillian Hellman Quotes) Advances are made by those with at least a touch of irrational confidence in what they can do (Lillian Hellman Quotes) Decision by democratic majority vote is a fine form of government, but it’s a stinking way to create (Lillian Hellman Quotes) Nobody knows what you want except you, and no one will be as sorry as you if you don’t get it (Lillian Hellman Quotes) I am suspicious of guilt in myself and in other people; it is usually a way of not thinking, or of announcing one’s own fine sensibilities the better to be rid of them fast (Lillian Hellman Quotes) We all lead more pedestrian lives than we think we do. The boiling of an egg is sometimes more important than the boiling of a love affair in the end (Lillian Hellman Quotes) Was it always my nature to take a bad time and block out the good times, until any success became an accident and failure seemed the only truth? (Lillian Hellman Quotes) Rebels seldom make good revolutionaries, because organized action, even union with other people, is not possible for them (Lillian Hellman Quotes) How often the rich like to play at being poor. A rather nasty game, I’ve always thought (Lillian Hellman Quotes) The past, with its pleasures, its rewards, its foolishness, its punishments, is there for each of us forever, and it should be (Lillian Hellman Quotes) It’s a sad day when you find out that it’s not accident or time or fortune, but just yourself that kept things from you (Lillian Hellman Quotes) I live in a room and I go to work and I play a game called getting through the day while you wait for the night (Lillian Hellman Quotes) If you are willing to take the punishment, you’re halfway through the battle. That the issues may be trivial, the battle ugly, is another point (Lillian Hellman Quotes) Nobody knows what you want except you. And nobody will be as sorry as you if you don’t get it. Wanting some other way to live is proof enough of deserving it. Having it is hard work, but not having it is sheer hell (Lillian Hellman Quotes) History is made by masses of people. One man, or ten men, don’t start the earthquakes and don’t stop them either. Only hero worshipers and ignorant historians think they do (Lillian Hellman Quotes) Maybe money is unreal for most of us, easier to give away than things we want (Lillian Hellman Quotes) My mother was dead for five years before I knew that I had loved her very much (Lillian Hellman Quotes) The judgment of music, like the inspiration for it, must come slow and measured, if it comes with truth (Lillian Hellman Quotes) Don’t you think people often say other people are tough when they do not know how to cheat them? (Lillian Hellman Quotes) I wanted to see what was there for me once, what is there for me now (Lillian Hellman Quotes) A room of one’s own isn’t nearly enough. A house, or, best, an island of one’s own (Lillian Hellman Quotes)

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