Eugène L. > Eugène's Quotes

“A happy childhood has spoiled many a promising life.”
― Robertson Davies

“The eye sees only what the mind is prepared to comprehend.”
― Robertson Davies, Tempest-Tost

“If you don't hurry up and let life know what you want, life will damned soon show you what you'll get.”
― Robertson Davies, Fifth Business

“Autobiography is only to be trusted when it reveals something disgraceful. A man who gives a good account of himself is probably lying, since any life when viewed from the inside is simply a series of defeats.”
― George Orwell