Josephine Hart quotes

Damaged people are dangerous. They know they can survive. (Josephine Hart)
Memory is never pure. And recollection is always coloured by the life lived since. View quote
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We learn from tragedy. Slowly. View quote
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There is an eternal landscape, a geography of the soul; we search for its outlines all our lives. View quote
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We are here to add to the sum of human goodness. To prove the thing exists. View quote
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Very odd, old age. Always knew it would happen, if I was lucky. I just didn't expect it so soon. View quote
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Television ... the new gladiatorial arena. View quote
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Poetry has never let me down. Without poetry, I would have found life less comprehensible, less bearable and infinitely less enjoyable. View quote
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That is my story, simply told. Please do not ask again. I have told you in order to issue a warning. I have been damaged. Damaged people are dangerous. They know they can survive. View quote
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Poetry contains almost all you need to know about life. View quote
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All damaged people are dangerous. Survival makes them so.' 'Why?' 'Because they have no pity. They know what others can survive, as they did. (Josephine Hart)
We do have choice, but not without some agony. View quote
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Those who do not have imaginary conversations do not love. View quote
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I am prepared to accept from others their own version of reality. I think it is a basic freedom really, to create one's own reality from whatever truths are available. View quote
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Our sanity depends essentially on a narrowness of vision--the ability to select the elements vital to survival, while ignoring the great truths. View quote
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For why trap what is already trapped? It is only in flight that we know the freedom of the bird. View quote
Josephine Hart

Josephine Hart

Occupation: Irish Writer
Born: March 1, 1942
Died: June 2, 2011
Quotes count: 16

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