717 Quotes by Graham Greene

God save us always,' I said 'from the innocent and the good.

The moment comes when a character does or says something you hadn't thought about. At that moment he's alive and you leave it to him.

In our hearts there is a ruthless dictator, ready to contemplate the misery of a thousand strangers if it will ensure the happiness of the few we love.

When we are not sure, we are alive.

Doing nothing, badly.

There is a point of no return, unremarked at the time, in most lives.

You must promise me. You can't desire the end without desiring the means.' Ah, but one can, he thought, one can: one can desire the peace of victory without desiring the ravaged towns.

No human being can really understand another, and no one can arrange another's happiness.

Most things disappoint till you look deeper.