Wisdom Quote by Ian McEwan — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“If life was a dream, then dying must be the moment when you woke up. It was so simple it must be true. You died, the dream was over, you woke up. That's what people meant when they talked about going to heaven. It was like waking up.”

“We go on our hands and knees and crawl our way towards the truth”

“He would work through the night and sleep until lunch. There wasn't really much else to do. Make something, and die.”

“When love dies and marriage lies in ruins, the first casualty is honest memory, decent, impartial recall of the past. Too inconvenient, too damning of the present. It's the spectre of old happiness at the feast of failure and desolation. So, against that headwind of forgetfulness I want to place my little candle of truth and see how far it throws its light.”

“Dearest Cecilia, the story can resume. The one I had been planning on that evening walk. I can become again the man who once crossed the surrey park at dusk, in my best suit, swaggering on the promise of life. The man who, with the clarity of passion, made love to you in the library. The story can resume. I will return. Find you, love you, marry you and live without shame.”

“Education is beautification of the inner world and the outer world.”

“Even if you think you are thinking and acting globally, there is always more to learn and know!”

“Men have two greatest fears: the first fear is the fear of being needed, and the second fear is the fear of not being needed.”

“The measure of brilliance is in its utility.”

“An army of sheep led by a lion is better than an army of lions led by a sheep.”

“Wisdom is the reward for surviving our own stupidity.”