"Harold and Maude" Quotes
"Harold and Maude" is a darkly comedic novel about a young man obsessed with death who finds joy and meaning through his unconventional relationship with a lively, eccentric elderly woman.
fiction | 150 pages | Published in NaN
Quotes
The earth is my body; my head is in the stars.
I like to watch things grow. They grow and die and then they grow again.
The world rushes by, and you look at it and wonder. You want to say something but you don't know what to say.
You know, at one time, I used to break into pet shops to liberate the canaries. But I decided that was an idea way before its time. Zoos are full, prisons are overflowing... oh my, how the world still dearly loves a cage.
A lot of people enjoy being dead. But they are not dead, really. They're just backing away from life. Reach out. Take a chance. Get hurt even. But play as well as you can.
Harold, everyone has the right to make an ass out of themselves. You just can't let the world judge you too much.
I should like to change into a sunflower most of all. They're so tall and simple. What flower would you like to be?
The most precious thing in life is its uncertainty.
You know, at least when you're an adult, you have a choice. When you're a child, someone else makes the choices for you.
I'm always anxious thinking I'm not living my life to the fullest, you know? Taking advantage of every possibility? Just making sure that I'm not wasting one second of the little time I have.
