Humor Quote by Daphne du Maurier — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“Truth was something intangible, unseen, which sometimes we stumbled upon and did not recognize, but was found, and held, and understood only by old people near their death, or sometimes by the very pure, the very young.”

“I wondered how many people there were in the world who suffered, and continued to suffer, because they could not break out from their own web of shyness and reserve, and in their blindness and folly built up a great distorted wall in front of them that hid the truth.”

“I might say that we have paid for freedom. But I have had enough melodrama in this life, and would willingly give my five senses if they could ensure us our present peace and security. Happiness is not a possession to be prized, it is a quality of thought, a state of mind of course we have on moments of depression; but there are other moments too, when time, unmeasured by the clock, runs on into eternity.”

“Then Deborah stood at the wicket gate, the boundary, and there was a woman with outstretched hand, demanding tickets.”

“I love you so much' he whispered. 'So much.”

“Wait. Why am I thinking about Krispy Kremes? We’re supposed to be exercising.”

“Artemis: "Right, brothers. Onward. Imagine yourself seated at a cafe in Montmartre.”

“Look!" said Foaly, pointing with some urgency into the vast steel-gray gloom, "Someone who cares!”

“I bet," said Mulch, "that you would set the world on fire just to watch it burn.”

“No single thing abides; and all things are fucked up.”

“How is it that little children are so intelligent and men so stupid? It must be education that does it”