Quotes By Nathaniel Hawthorne

A woman's chastity consists, like an onion, of a series of coats.

Nobody has any conscience about adding to the improbabilities of a marvelous tale.

A pure hand needs no glove to cover it.

All brave men love; for he only is brave who has affections to fight for, whether in the daily battle of life, or in physical contests.

The only sensible ends of literature are, first, the pleasurable toil of writing; second, the gratification of one's family and friends; and lastly, the solid cash.

Caresses, expressions of one sort or another, are necessary to the life of the affections as leaves are to the life of a tree. If they are wholly restrained, love will die at the roots.

A hero cannot be a hero unless in a heroic world.