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Me Quotes by Walker Percy
- Bourbon does for me what the piece of cake did for Proust.
- What is the nature of the search? you ask. Really it is very simple, at least for a fellow like me; so simple that it…
- The conviction: I will not tolerate this age. The freedom: the freedom to act on my conviction. And I will act. No one else has…
- Hatred strikes me as one of the few signs of life remaining in the world. This is another thing about the world which is upsidedown:…
- They all think any minute I'm going to commit suicide. What a joke. The truth of course is the exact opposite: suicide is the only…
- For some time now the impression has been growing upon me that everyone is dead. It happens when I speak to people. In the middle…
- My mother refused to let me fail. So I insisted.
- Ooooh," Kate groans, Kate herself now. "I'm so afraid." "I know." "What am I going to do?" "You mean right now?" "Yes." "We'll go to…
- Whenever I feel bad, I go to the library and read controversial periodicals. Though I do not know whether I am a liberal or a…
- What she didn't understand, she being spiritual and seeing religion as spirit, was that it took religion to save me from the spirit world, from…
More Me Quotes
- To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would be enough… — Hannah Arendt
- I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth than adore… — Pietro Aretino
- Flattery and deceit are the darlings of great men, and so with these men spread the butter on thick, if you want… — Pietro Aretino
- Having been a child actor, I remember how directors would trick me to get good performances out of me. I don't think… — Asia Argento
- Boxing gave me the opportunities to grow into the person that I am today. — Alexis Arguello
- I try to push ideas away, and the ones that will not leave me alone are the ones that ultimately end up… — J. J. Abrams
- I'm literally open to any medium that will have me. — J. J. Abrams
- From heresy, frenzy and jealousy, good Lord deliver me. — Ludovico Ariosto
- Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever. — Aristophanes
- My best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my sake. — Aristotle
- Plato is dear to me, but dearer still is truth. — Aristotle
- A real man loves his wife, and places his family as the most important thing in life. Nothing has brought me more… — Frank Abagnale