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Quotes from The Comedians — Graham Greene

1904–1991 England

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5 quotes

Cynicism is cheap—you can buy it at any Monoprix store—it’s built into all poor-quality goods.

The Comedians (1966)

If you have abandoned one faith, do not abandon all faith. There is always an alternative to the faith we lose. Or is it the same faith under another mask?

The Comedians (1966)

There is a point of no return, unremarked at the time, in most lives.

The Comedians (1966)

We mustn’t complain too much of being comedians—it’s an honourable profession. If only we could be good ones the world might gain at least a sense of style. We have failed—that’s all. We are bad comedians, we aren’t bad men.

The Comedians (1966)

I have often noticed that a bribe...has that effect — it changes a relation. The man who offers a bribe gives away a little of his own importance; the bribe once accepted, he becomes the inferior, like a man who has paid for a woman.

The Comedians (1966)

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Graham Greene (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.