857 Quotes by Thomas Hardy

She had the hard, half-apathetic expression of one who deems anything possible at the hands of time and chance, except perhaps fair play

If the story-tellers could ha' got decency and good morals from true stories, who'd have troubled to invent parables?

A resolution to avoid an evil is seldom framed till the evil is so far advanced as to make avoidance impossible.

I thought you were the ghost of yourself.

The curious double strands in Farfrae's thread of life - the commercial and the romantic - were very distinct at times. Like the colours in a variegated cord those contrasts could be seen intertwisted, yet not mingling.

Love has its own dark morality when rivalry enters in.

It was part of his nature to extenuate nothing and live on as one of his own worst accusers.

...reminiscence is less an endowment than a disease...

Though fervent was our vow,Though ruddily ran our pleasure,Bliss has fulfilled its measure,And sees its sentence now.Ache deep; but make no moans:Smile out; but stilly suffer:The paths of love are rougherThan thoroughfares of stones.