30 Quotes by Richard Aldington

By the sense of mystery I understand the experience of certain places and times when one's whole nature seems to be in touch with a presence, a genius loci, a potency.

Forgetting is woman's first and greatest art.

We must grow out of religion. It is either bugaboo, formalism, or hysteria. Besides, what proof is there that "the churches" know more about "God" than the Cockney sentry on duty outside the camp? We have only their say-so.

By the sense of mystery I understand the experience of certain places and times when one’s whole nature seems to be in touch with a presence, a genius loci, a potency.

Adventure is allowing the unexpected to happen to you. Exploration is experiencing what you have not experienced before. How can there be any adventure, any exploration, if you let somebody else – above all, a travel bureau – arrange everything before-hand?

All nations teach their children to be “patriotic”, and abuse the other nations for fostering nationalism.

We must grow out of religion. It is either bugaboo, formalism, or hysteria. Besides, what proof is there that “the churches” know more about “God” than the Cockney sentry on duty outside the camp? We have only their say-so.

Cats are like donkeys and camels, they won’t ever quite give in to human tyranny, they won’t try to imitate the human soul.

Forgetting is woman’s first and greatest art.