John Dos Passos Quote

We cry because we cannot love, because nothing interests us, we believe in nothing, we live for nothing, because we are free; free like boats lost at sea.

People do not choose their careers, but are engulfed by them.

If there is a special hell for writers, it would inevitably be to contemplate their own works.

Losing old friends due to a buildup of small faults is one of the most painful events.

The creation of a worldview is the work of a generation more than that of a single person, but each one of us, for better or for worse, adds their own brick.

I don't have enough faith in human nature to be an anarchist.

The only one who benefits from capitalism is the con artist, and they become a millionaire in no time.

The only element that can replace dependence on the past is dependence on the future.

Our entire system of government is based on the idea that no man is good enough to be trusted with more than limited power over his fellow men.

You can take the man out of his country, but you can't take the country out of the man's heart.