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Quote by Alan Paton

“It was not his habit to dwell on what could have been, but what could never be.”

Author

Alan Paton, born on January 11, 1903, and died on April 12, 1988, was a renowned South African author and human rights activist. He is best known for his novel 'Cry, the Beloved Country,' which focuses on the social issues of South Africa, particularly the lives of black people under the apartheid system. more

“Some minds corrode and grow inactive under the loss of personal liberty; others grow morbid and irritable; but it is the nature of the poet to become tender and imaginitive in the loneliness of confinement. He banquets upon the honey of his own thoughts, and, like the captive bird, pours forth his soul in melody.”

Mind Soul Grows Loss Liberty Loneliness Poet Bird Melody Honey Captives Morbid Banquets Confinement Personal Liberty

Book:The Complete Works

Source: The Complete Works

“When you are behaving as if you loved someone, you will presently come to love him. If you injure someone you dislike, you will find yourself disliking him more. If you do him a good turn, you will find yourself disliking him less.”

Ifs Turns Finding Yourself Dislike

Book:Joyful Christian

Source: Joyful Christian

“Believe me, when my ‘personal endowments’ are being discussed, I always pay attention.” ~ Cam Rohan”

Believe Pay Attention Pay Attention Believe In Me Endowment Rohan

Author:Lisa Kleypas

“There is no formula to relationships. They have to be negotiated in loving ways, with room for both parties, what they want and what they need, what they can do and what their life is like.”