Hurst Quotes

“There is within me a knot of cruelty borne by the stream of love, much as our blood sometimes bears the seed of our destruction ...”

“I think it's particularly a distinctively American concept that resonates with American culture through biker culture. A motorcycle is an independent thing. You're like, 'I don't want to ride in a car with this person. I want to be independent and ride by myself. But, let's ride in a group. Let's be independent, together.'”

“A woman is not a whole woman without the experience of marriage. In the case of a bad marriage you win if you lose. Of the two alternatives - bad marriage or none - I believe bad marriage would be better. It is a bitter experience and a high price to pay for fulfillment but it is the better alternative.”

“Any writer worth the name is always getting into one thing or getting out of another thing.”

“Trust, like the lubricant in an engine, is noticed only when it is gone and the motor has seized up.”

“I'm not happy when I'm writing, but I'm more unhappy when I'm not.”

“Next to entertaining or impressive talk a thoroughgoing silence manages to intrigue most people.”

“To know true love, even though it was impossible to keep, had finally cracked her heart open enough to let someone else in.”

“Like a white knight in a station wagon, he drove out of her life.”

“It was 2:00 p.m., too early for wine but not for chocolate.”