Vanity Quotes

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A writer never forgets the first time he accepted a few coins or a word of praise in exchange for a story. He will never… — Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Our civilization survives in the complacency of cowardly or malignant minds -- a sacrifice to the vanity of aging adolescents — Albert Camus
We must not be so ready to fancy ourselves intentionally injured. We must not expect a lively young man to be always so guarded and… — Jane Austen
When an almond tree became covered with blossoms in the heart of winter, all the trees around it began to jeer. 'What vanity,' they screamed,… — Nikos Kazantzakis
I saw myself. . . in the time I watched, I saw strength and frailty, pride and vanity, courage and fear. Of wisdom, a little.… — Lloyd Alexander
Yes, vanity is a weakness indeed. But pride - where there is a real superiority of mind, pride will be always under good regulation. — Jane Austen
Pride is a very common failing, I believe. By all that I have ever read, I am convinced that it is very common indeed, that… — Jane Austen
Writers imagine that they cull stories from the world. I'm beginning to believe that vanity makes them think so. That it's actually the other way… — Arundhati Roy
It is a time when oneâ€™s spirit is subdued and sad, one knows not why; when the past seems a storm-swept desolation, life a vanity… — Mark Twain
Vanity was stronger than love at sixteen and there was no room in her hot heart now for anything but hate. — Margaret Mitchell
Is that the basis of friendship? Is it as reactive as that? Do we respond only to people who seem to find us interesting?... Do… — Wallace Stegner
Vanity, thy name is vampire. — Jim Butcher
I think I may boast myself to be, with all possible vanity, the most unlearned and uninformed female who ever dared to be an authoress. — Jane Austen
Gazing up into the darkness I saw myself as a creature driven and derided by vanity; and my eyes burned with anguish and anger. — James Joyce
We probably have a greater love for those we support than for those who support us. Our vanity carries more weight than our self-interest. — Eric Hoffer
There was an air of indifference about them, a calm produced by the gratification of every passion; and through their manners were suave, one could… — Gustave Flaubert
There comes a time when you look into the mirror and you realize that what you see is all that you will ever be. And… — Tennessee Williams
Vanity of vanitiesâ€¦ all is vanity.â€™ You kill yourself to get to the grave. Especially you kill yourself to get to the grave before you… — Jack Kerouac
Children live in the same world we do. To kid ourselves that we can shelter them from it isn't just naive it's a vanity. — Lionel Shriver
Let the writer take up surgery or bricklaying if he is interested in technique. There is no mechanical way to get the writing done, no… — William Faulkner

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