Author: Lillian Hellman

Quotes

People change and forget to tell each other.

People change and forget to tell each other.

- Lillian Hellman

My father was often angry when I was most like him.

My father was often angry when I was most like him.

- Lillian Hellman

God forgives those who invent what they need.

God forgives those who invent what they need.

- Lillian Hellman

Things start out as hopes and end up as habits.

Things start out as hopes and end up as habits.

- Lillian Hellman

It is not good to see people who have been pretending strength all their lives lose it even for a minute.

It is not good to see people who have been pretending strength all their lives lose it even for a minute.

- Lillian Hellman

I like people who refuse to speak until they are ready to speak.

I like people who refuse to speak until they are ready to speak.

- Lillian Hellman

Success isn't everything but it makes a man stand straight.

Success isn't everything but it makes a man stand straight.

- Lillian Hellman

Failure in the theater is more dramatic and uglier than any other form of writing. It costs so much, you feel so guilty.

Failure in the theater is more dramatic and uglier than any other form of writing. It costs so much, you feel so guilty.

- Lillian Hellman

It is best to act with confidence, no matter how little right you have to it.

It is best to act with confidence, no matter how little right you have to it.

- Lillian Hellman

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