“Milton had a day to day outlook; if life were not at any given moment positively unbearable, that is to say, if he were not actually cold, nor without a drink, nor alone, he still maintained a vivid faith in the future.”
Quote by Mary McMinnies
Work
The flying fox: A novel set during the twilight of British rule in Malaya
Browse quotes and source details for this work. more
Author
You May Also Like
Source: The Whale: A Love Story
“When you been dead, everything after that’s looking up.”
Source: The Crippled God
“I hear myself singing – We shall overcome, we shall overcome someday…”
Source: Outlet from Loneliness
“do not dine with negative people, swallowing their poison will make you sick”
“Some people usually make lemons, when life gives them lemonade.”
“An untamed mind is usually engaged in the pursuit of unhappiness (or even more unhappiness).”