Home / Quotes / Quote by L.P. Hartley

Quote by L.P. Hartley

“He seldom spoke his thoughts and still more rarely, and then only in anger, did he speak his feelings, because to expose them made him feel naked, and worse than naked—flayed.”

Quote by L.P. Hartley

Book:The Hireling

Work

Browse quotes and source details for this work. more

Author

L.P. Hartley was an influential British novelist known for his unique narrative style and profound insights into human nature. His works, often set against historical backdrops, blend reality with fantasy, showcasing the inner world of characters. His notable novels include 'The Go-Between' and 'The House in the Woods'. more

You May Also Like

“I have a lot of, unfinished poems. And all of them are like, some love affair, that started too quick, and died too young. Each incomplete art to me, is like a memory lane, of an insane passion, that words, couldn't explain, and colors couldn't contain.”

Life Art Poetry Artist Poet Thoughts Painter Abstract Poems Colors

Book:Ginger and Honey

Source: Ginger and Honey

“Don't let OTHER’S opinions of a person ruin their reputation with YOU.”

Thoughts Reputation Opinions Challenging

Author:Hannah Garrison

“The thoughts and emotions we stuff down into the darkness become a playground for the enemy, where his toxic filth breeds best. The compulsion to say the 'right thing' explains why so many of us have fallen spiritually sick.”

Thoughts Emotions Satan Spiritual Sickness

Book:The Storm Inside: Trade the Chaos of How You Feel for the Truth of Who You Are

Source: The Storm Inside: Trade the Chaos of How You Feel for the Truth of Who You Are

“Cry. Forgive. Learn. Move on. Let your tears water the seeds of your future happiness.”

Life Inspiration Motivational Happiness Success Water Cry Tears Letting Go Seeds Moving On Learn Forgive

Author:Steve Maraboli

“Someone was coming through the velvet. He was pulling it wide, he was stepping onto Kestrel’s balcony—close, closer still as she turned and the curtain swayed, then stopped. He pinned the velvet against frame. He held the sweep of it high, at the level of his gray eyes, which were silver in the shadows. He was here. He had come. Arin.”

Love Quotes Fiction Books Arin Kestrel The Winner S Crime

Book:The Winner's Crime

Source: The Winner's Crime

“To be crisp,in order to invent Beauty, you have to fly from the extreme end of your Imagination,and to reach there,you have to be alive with an urge for solitary travels, physically or mentally,where those experiences can give you a great Reflection on your Creativity.”

Thoughts Beauty Quotes Imagination Quotes Nithin Purple Nithin Purple Quotes Poetic Quotes Reflection Quotes Poesy Poet Support

Author:Nithin Purple

“Whether you realize it or not, you are in control of what you think. It's up to you to determine which fluttering thoughts take root and which ones you kick out. Cultivate a mind that can learn to discriminate truth.”

Mind Brain Thoughts Mindset Self Control

Author:Josh Hatcher

“Hours passed. Her thoughts blended together until they were like an Impressionist painting, and Kat knew she was too close to see anything plainly.”

Painting Thoughts Kat Impressionist

Book:Heist Society

Source: Heist Society

“Oft times I write with my own blood in pain,a quick release of freedom to express well,the woes of past and present by views train;while my fancies unbar from my soul’s hall.”

Literature Books Thoughts Freedom Quotes Liberty Quotes Nithin Purple Quotes Venus And Crepuscule Moody Literature

Book:Venus and Crepuscule

Source: Venus and Crepuscule

“Think better thoughts. Become a better person.”

Love Thoughts Personal Growth Think Person Better Run Polymath Rad

Author:Richie Norton