Pearl Buck Quotes

Pearl Buck Quotes

Pearl Buck Quotes

Consider the following quotes by Pearl Buck:

"The truly creative mind in any field is no more than this: A human creature born abnormally, inhumanely sensitive. To them... a touch is a blow, a sound is a noise, a misfortune is a tragedy, a joy is an ecstasy, a friend is a lover, a lover is a god, and"

"The secret of joy in work is contained in one word excellence. To know how to do something well is to enjoy it."

"There are many ways of breaking a heart. Stories were full of hearts broken by love, but what really broke a heart was taking away its dream whatever that dream might be."

"There is an alchemy in sorrow. It can be transmuted into wisdom, which, if it does not bring joy, can yet bring happiness."

"Inside myself is a place where I live all alone and that's where you renew your springs that never dry up."

"Some are kissing mothers and some are scolding mothers, but it is love just the same."

"Order is the shape upon which beauty depends."

"Every great mistake has a halfway moment, a split second when it can b"