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About Graham Greene
English writer and journalist
Graham Greene was an English writer and journalist. He lived in the 20th century and is widely regarded as one of the leading novelists of that era. He wrote across journalism and fiction, but it is as a novelist that he is best known. His work helped define 20th-century English literature, and he remains closely associated with that tradition.
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- “He felt the loyalty we feel to unhappiness - the sense that is where we really belong.”Graham Greene
- “The woman had gone down on her knees and was shuffling slowly across the cruel ground towards the group of cr…”Graham Greene
The Soul: more sayings
- “There is eloquence in the tonguelesswind, and a melody in the flowing brooks and the rustling of thereeds bes…”Percy Bysshe Shelley
- “Those slight words and looks and touches are part of the soul's language; and the finest language, I believe,…”George Eliot
- “Nothing in the whole world is so athirst for beauty as the soul, nor is there anything to which beauty clings…”Maurice Maeterlinck
Friendship: more sayings
- “Books make such good friends and quiet neighbors.”Catriona McPherson
- “You try getting any sympathy when you tell your best friends how much the self-avowed sadist broke your heart…”David Eso
- “He opened his mouth, but stopped as he beheld her smile. Though she had no regrets about her choice, she felt…”Sarah J. Maas
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Books by Graham Greene
The Quiet American
1955
Brighton Rock
2000
The Power and the Glory
1991
The End of the Affair
1991
The heart of the matter
2013