Author: Lillian Hellman

Quotes

Cynicism is an unpleasant way of saying the truth.

Cynicism is an unpleasant way of saying the truth.

- 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

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

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

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

- Lillian Hellman

Truth made you a traitor as it often does in a time of scoundrels.

Truth made you a traitor as it often does in a time of scoundrels.

- 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

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

Things start out as hopes and end up as habits.

Things start out as hopes and end up as habits.

- Lillian Hellman

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