Greene

Famous quotes containing the word greene:

    Ah were she pitiful as she is fair,
    Or but as mild as she is seeming so,
    Then were my hopes greater than my despair,
    Then all the world were heaven, nothing woe.
    —Robert Greene (1558?–1592)

    Success is more dangerous than failure, the ripples break over a wider coastline.
    —Graham Greene (1904–1991)

    It is the story-teller’s task to elicit sympathy and a measure of understanding for those who lie outside the boundaries of State approval.
    —Graham Greene (1904–1991)