M.M. Kaye quotes

“They rode out together from the shadows of the trees, leaving the Bala Hissar and the glowing torch of the burning Residency behind them, and spurred away across the flat lands towards the mountains... And it may even be that they found their Kingdom.”
-- M.M. Kaye

#Land Quotes #Glowing Quotes #Tree Quotes

“within that ageing outer shell we remain very much the same as we did in our late teens and early twenties.”
-- M.M. Kaye

Source : M. M. Kaye (2015). “The Sun in the Morning”, p.19, St. Martin's Griffin

#Self Quotes #Age Quotes #Twenties Quotes

“I still subscribe to the minority view that all horses are offensive weapons and not to be trusted a yard.”
-- M.M. Kaye

Source : M. M. Kaye (2015). “The Sun in the Morning”, p.138, St. Martin's Griffin

#Horse Quotes #Views Quotes #Yards Quotes

“It is not an easy thing to be a woman and love with the whole heart: which men do not understand -- having many loves, and delighting in danger and war.”
-- M.M. Kaye

Source : M M Kaye (1997). “The Far Pavilions”, p.984, Penguin UK

#War Quotes #Heart Quotes #Men Quotes

“Common sense will nearly always stand you in better stead than a slavish adherence to the conventions.”
-- M.M. Kaye

Source : M. M. Kaye (2015). “Shadow of the Moon”, p.163, St. Martin's Griffin

#Common Sense Quotes #Adherence Quotes #Common Quotes

“Oh, Lord, forgive three sins that are due to my human limitations. Thou art Everywhere, but I worship thee here: Thou art without form, but I worship thee in these forms; Thou needest no praise, yet I offer thee these prayers and salutations. Lord, forgive three sins that are due to my human limitations." - Ash”
-- M.M. Kaye

Source : M. M. Kaye (2015). “The Far Pavilions”, p.72, St. Martin's Griffin

#Art Quotes #Prayer Quotes #Forgiving Quotes

“...for though she was ordinary, she possessed health, wit, courage, charm, and cheerfulness. But because she was not beautiful, no one ever seemed to notice these other qualities, which is so often the way of the world.”
-- M.M. Kaye

#Life Quotes #Beautiful Quotes #Quality Quotes

“Good night; ensured release, Imperishable peace, Have these for yours. * While sky and sea and land And earth's foundations stand And heaven endures. *These three lines are on the tablet over Housman's grave in the parish church at Ludlow, Shropshire, England”

“The greatest fine art of the future will be the making of a comfortable living from a small piece of land.”

“The land-grant university system is being built on behalf of the people, who have invested in these public universities their hopes, their support, and their confidence.”

“We never had planned to hijack a ship. We never thought of any war plans outside the Palestinian lands. We wished that the program had not failed and then the warriors could have achieved their goals.”

“I have feelings that are to the right, and I have feelings that land on the left side of the aisle. The thing is if you have 10 views that land you on the left side of the aisle and two views that land you on the right side of the aisle, then people just put you on the right side of the aisle. I'm not sure why.”

“You're entering dangerous land when you start theorising about comedy.”

“I like a lot of Margaret Atwood, I like much of Alice Munro. Again, if you were to ask me about male writers, there's often a novel I admire, but not all of their works.”

“I'd love to see more equal representation of female and male cartoonists on the comics page.”

“The moment the world declares a person to be immortal, at that moment the person will strive to prove the world wrong. In the face of glowing press releases and reviews the most heralded women starve themselves or cut themselves or poison themselves. Or they find a man who's happy to do that for him.”

“I despise people who depend on these things [heroin and cocaine]. If you really want a mind-altering experience, look at a tree.”