4 Graham Greene Quotes on Relationships

Graham Greene quotes on relationships

26. It is impossible to go through life without trust: that is to be imprisoned in the worst cell of all, oneself.

32. We never get accustomed to being less important to other people than they are to us - Martins felt the little jab of dispensability.

62. At the end of what is called the 'sexual life' the only love which has lasted is the love which has everything, every disappointment, every failure and every betrayal, which has accepted even the sad fact that in the end there is no desire so deep as the simple desire for companionship.

75. Barbara wrote that his brain frightened her. It was sharp and clear and cruel. She admired him for being always unsentimental, but noted 'always remember to rely on yourself ... if you are in a sticky place he will be so interested in noting your reactions that he will probably forget to rescue you.'