Quotes By Taylor Caldwell

I'm not that interested in people.

One of my grandsons used to insist, when he was only 3 or 4, that he had been born and had lived in India.

My childhood was appalling.

The very idea of carrying my memory into eternity devastated me, and I took refuge in atheism.

Women's Lib? I couldn't stand it.

I am not convinced that there is such a thing as a soul.

Learning should be a joy and full of excitement. It is life's greatest adventure; it is an illustrated excursion into the minds of the noble and the learned.

I've always enjoyed poor health.

My relatives used to laugh when I talked of being a writer.

I was never afraid of anything in the world except the dentist.

I have thought that I have seen ghosts on many occasions.

The feeble soul merely whines and complains.

It is a waste of money to help those who show no desire to help themselves.

My dreams are all follies.

Giving a phenomenon a label does not explain it.

I like animals because they are not consciously cruel and don't betray each other.

I have been the victim of heartless malice.

I have been constantly betrayed and deceived all my life.

My life has been tragic and disastrous since birth.

Character, I am sure, lies in the genes.

Those who claim to have had happy lives seem to be silly fools.

I have written two medical novels. I have never studied medicine, never seen an operation.

I often reread books I have written.

I have had four happy days in my life, and three of them turned out to be illusions.

I will ge glad to have done with this life forever.

I have anonymously helped many thousands.

The stalwart soul has the will to live and is eager for the race.

It is human nature to instinctively rebel at obscurity or ordinariness.

I wanted to acquire an education, work extremely hard and never deviate from my goal, to make it.

I have always had a horror and detestation of poverty.