Harold Brodkey Quotes

It bothers me that I won't live to see the end of the century, because, when I was young, in St. Louis, I remember saying to Marilyn, my sister by adoption, that that was how long I wanted to live: seventy years.

Harold Brodkey

Quotes to Explore

Always remember that the most important thing in a good marriage is not happiness, but stability.

Gabriel Garcia Marquez
- Good
- Important
- Remember
It is nothing to die. It is frightful not to live.

Victor Hugo
- Live
- Die
- Nothing
For thousands of years, we did have death surrounding us, and we did have people die in the home. You would take care of your own end. You would do ritual processes, and you would be involved in it, and that's been taken away in the Western world.

Caitlin Doughty
- People
- World
- Home
In the back of my mind, I can never forget this could be gone tomorrow - and at this point I think the odds are against me... the chances of succeeding in this business are slim to none; there's only a handful of people that have long careers. You have to put in the work, you can never be satisfied, never take it for granted.

Zac Efron
- People
- Work
- Long
Having been on tour in countries that are extremely eco-friendly, we automatically end up doing the things that normal people do in other countries.

Kaki King
- People
- Up
- End
I don't really have an aversion to watching myself. I think I've been doing it for long enough that I have a system of separating it in my brain from my egotistical neuroses for the most part.

Mae Whitman
- Long
- Myself
- Brain