"Bluebeard" Quotes
A reclusive painter reflects on his life and relationships, from his time in World War II to his unconventional marriage, in this darkly humorous novel.
fiction | 318 pages | Published in NaN
Quotes
I could never be a saint, but I thought I could be a martyr if they killed me quick.
Be careful what you pretend to be, because you are what you pretend to be.
But I was not in the mood to listen to anyone. I had a hangover.
He was too old to die young, and too young to die now.
As we age, we become our parents; live long enough and we see faces repeat in time.
I believe that reading and writing are the most nourishing forms of meditation anyone has so far found.
There are plenty of good reasons for fighting, but no good reason ever to hate without reservation, to imagine that God Almighty Himself hates with you, too.
I think it can be tremendously refreshing if a creator of literature has something on his mind other than the history of literature so far.
There are so many different kinds of awful men - they’re not all awful in the same way.
What is the purpose of life? To be the eyes and ears and conscience of the Creator of the Universe, you fool.
