Eugene O'Neill Quotes


Eugene O'Neill

One should either be sad or joyful. Contentment is a warm sty for eaters and sleepers.

Life is for each man a solitary cell whose walls are mirrors.

When men make gods, there is no God!

When you`re 50 you start thinking about things you haven`t thought about before. I used to think getting old was about vanity - but actually it`s about losing people you love. Getting wrinkles is trivial.

I love every bone in their heads.

Life is a solitary cell whose walls are mirrors.

Man is born broken. He lives by mending. The grace of God is glue.

Man`s loneliness is but his fear of life.

Obsessed by a fairy tale, we spend our lives searching for a magic door and a lost kingdom of peace.

Happiness hates the timid! So does science!

I knew it. I knew it. Born in a hotel room - and God damn it - died in a hotel room.






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