Romain Rolland Quotes

“The greatest book is not the one whose message engraves itself on the brain, as a telegraphic message engraves itself on the ticker-tape, but the one whose vital impact opens up other viewpoints, and from writer to reader spreads the fire that is fed by the various essences, until it becomes a vast conflagration leaping from forest to forest.”

“A fleeting moment can become an eternity. From a past encounter everything may disappear in the dungeon of forgetfulness. A few furtive flashes or innocent twinkles can survive, though. Some immaterial details may remain marked in our memory, forever. A significant look, a salient colour or a unforeseen gesture may abide, indelibly engraved in our mind. ( "Girl in blue" )”

“Pain engraves a deeper memory.”

“Love is an engraved invitation to grief.”

“Time engraves our faces with all the tears we have not shed.”

“Engrave on your heart; love, hope and faith.”

“Human nature in time is engraved in history.”

“For the makers, the paintings and engravings were visions, not representations of visions.”

“Every word you have ever uttered, is engraved upon my heart.”

“One's rebuke engraves itself upon the mind more than one's praise.”