Taylor Caldwell Quotes
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Character, I am sure, lies in the genes.
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I was never afraid of anything in the world except the dentist.
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'He is very ugly,' said his mother.
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People are scared to death of dying. I am the opposite.
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There is no solid satisfaction in any career for a woman like myself. There is no home, no true freedom, no hope, no joy, no expectation for tomorrow, no contentment. I would rather cook a meal for a man and bring him his slippers and feel myself in the protection of his arms than have all the citations and awards and honors I have received worldwide, including the Ribbon of Legion of Honor and my property and my bank accounts. They mean nothing to me. And I am only one among the millions of sad women like myself.
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It is a waste of money to help those who show no desire to help themselves.
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It is inevitable, that eventually the people will demand absolute security from the state... And absolute security is absolute slavery.
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I shudder at the very thought of being born again into this world. Life to me . . . has been a monstrous, painful, agonizing affair, and the idea of repeating such an existence - even if better in a way - is horrifying to me. . . . I gratefully look forward to oblivion, but I must be sure of it.
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The human race is not very admirable. It was a big mistake of God's.
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Those who claim to have had happy lives seem to be silly fools.
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I converse with my dog through ESP
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I have been the victim of heartless malice.
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Learning should be a joy and full of excitement. It is life's greatest adventure; it is an illustrated excursion into the minds of the noble and the learned.
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The nature of human beings never changes; it is immutable. The present generation of children and the present generation of young adults from the age of thirteen to eighteen is, therefore, no different from that of their great-great-grandparents. Political fads come and go; theories rise and fall; the scientific 'truth' of today becomes the discarded error of tomorrow.
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It is not always wise to appear singular.
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Freedom was given to humanity by God. But, governments, if they can help it, never give freedom. They just hand out slavery with slogans.
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My childhood was appalling.
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My relatives used to laugh when I talked of being a writer.
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I'm not that interested in people
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Obscurity can be a fire of ambition in those who have stalwart souls
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The stalwart soul has the will to live and is eager for the race.
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I gratefully look forward to oblivion, but I must be sure of it
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Even the most malignant gods would not continue to inflict life upon humanity, time without end.
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My life has been tragic and disastrous since birth.
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I am not alone at all, I thought. I was never alone at all. And that, of course, is the message of Christmas. We are never alone. Not when the night is darkest, the wind coldest, the world seemingly most indifferent. For this is still the time God chooses.
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A wise man distrusts his neighbor. A wiser man distrusts both his neighbor and himself. The wisest man of all distrusts his government.
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At 8, I made a pact with God.
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The world is a penal institution.
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Are we not all desperate one way or another?
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I like animals because they are not consciously cruel and don't betray each other.
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