"Earthly Powers" Quotes
"Earthly Powers" by Anthony Burgess follows the sweeping life story of an aging writer who reflects on his tumultuous relationships and encounters with power, faith, and morality throughout the 20th century.
Quotes
The world is full of half-people, who are more than half-people.
The most important thing to do in life is to be true to oneself.
A sense of humor is the only divine quality of man.
The only absolute knowledge is that there is no absolute knowledge.
The truth is best discovered by doubt.
The longer I live, the more I am certain that the great difference between men, between the feeble and the powerful, the great and the insignificant, is energy – invincible determination – a purpose once fixed, and then death or victory.
We are always more anxious to be distinguished for a talent which we do not possess than to be praised for the fifteen which we do possess.
We are inclined to believe those whom we do not know because they have never deceived us.
The only way to deal with life is to enjoy it.
The only way to succeed is to make people believe that you are sincere.
