George Whyte-Melville quotes

“We always believe our first love is our last, and our last love our first.”
-- George Whyte-Melville

Source : George John Whyte-Melville (1875). “Katerfelto: A Story of Exmoor”, p.154

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“In the choice of a horse and a wife a man must please himself ignoring the opinion and advice of friends.”
-- George Whyte-Melville

Source : George John Whyte-Melville (1898). “Works: Riding recollections”

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“When you sleep in your cloak there 's no lodging to pay.”
-- George Whyte-Melville

Source : George John Whyte-Melville (1871). “M. Or N.: "Similia Similibus Curantur."”, p.76

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“Most men have a sunny spot to which they look back in their existence, as most have an impossible future, to attain which all their energies are exerted, and their resources employed. The difference between these visionary scenes is this, that they think a good deal of the latter, but talk a good deal of the former.”
-- George Whyte-Melville

Source : George John Whyte-Melville (1899). “Works”

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“Happiness is a rare cosmetic.”
-- George Whyte-Melville

Source : George John Whyte-Melville (1872). “The White Rose”, p.22

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“It's difficult for me to feel that a solid page without the breakups of paragraphs can be interesting. I break mine up perhaps sooner than I should in terms of the usage of the English language.”

“I am never writing a breakup record again, by the way. I'm done with being a bitter witch.”

“I can't write another breakup record. That would be a real cliche.”

“The HARDEST PART about BREAKING UP is the next day, opening your notebook only you see I LOVE YOU scribbled all over.”

“For every stunning, smart, well-coiffed hot woman of 40 +, there is a balding, paunchy relic in yellow pants making a fool of himself with some 22-year-old waitress.”

“I believe in instinct, not reason. When reason is right, nine times out of ten it is impotent, and when it prevails, nine times out of ten it is wrong.”

“Hope lies to mortals And most believe her, But man's deceiver Was never mine.”

“Rather than making money I believe in making people happy, all other things are secondary. Money isn't important, creative satisfaction is”

“Maybe a first love exists to reaffirm the best parts of yourself, the choices you made when you didn't worry about the consequences. Maybe a first love exists to remind you to be brave in the moment, to stand up for your feelings, instead of shrinking back in the face of potential loneliness.”

“This first murder, it’s like first love, it’s unforgettable.”