Pearl S. Buck Quotes & Sayings (Page 4)

“The bitterest creature under heaven is the wife who discovers that her husband's bravery is only bravado, that his strength is only a uniform, that his power is but a gun in the hands of a fool.”

“The basic discovery about any people is the discovery of the relationship between men and women.”

“The truth is always exciting. Speak it, then. Life is dull without it.”

“In a mood of faith and hope my work goes on. A ream of fresh paper lies on my desk waiting for the next book. I am a writer and I take up my pen to write.”

“Nothing in life is as good as the marriage of true minds between man and woman. As good? It is life itself.”

“Nothing and no one can destroy the Chinese people. They are relentless survivors.”

“It may be that religion is dead, and if it is, we had better know it and set ourselves to try to discover other sources of moral strength before it is too late.”

“Life without idealism is empty indeed. We just hope or starve to death.”

“A man is educated and turned out to work. But a woman is educated and turned out to grass.”

“One faces the future with one's past.”