John Knowles

I felt that I was not, never had been and never would be a living part of this overpoweringly solid and deeply meaningful world around me. ↗

— John Knowles

#gene #john-knowles #phineas #tree #separation

It is a sad day when one looks back and sees that his largest regrets have become some of the most integral elements of his dreams. ↗

— John Knowles

#dreams

Je ne give a damn pas about le français, Les filles en France ne wear pas les pantelons ↗

— John Knowles

#humor

So the more things stay the same, the more they change after all. ↗

— John Knowles

#john-knowles #change

Stranded in this mill town railroad yard while the whole world was converging elsewhere, we seemed to be nothing but children playing among heroic men. ↗

— John Knowles

#gene #john-knowles #phineas #tree #men

I knew that part of friendship consisted in accepting a friend’s shortcomings, which sometimes included his parents. ↗

— John Knowles

#shortcomings #friendship

You never waste your time. That's why I have to do it for you. ↗

— John Knowles

#friendship #gene #friendship

...he's imagining himself Justice incarnate, balancing the scales. He's forgotten that Justice incarnate is not only balancing the scales but also blindfolded. ↗

— John Knowles

#imagination

—plus c'est la même chose, plus ça change. Nothing endures, not a tree, not love, not even a death by violence. ↗

— John Knowles

#endure #love #violence #change

My father was in the coal business in West Virginia. Both dad and mother were, however, originally from Massachusetts; New England, to them, meant the place to go if you really wanted an education. ↗

— John Knowles

#business #coal #dad #education #england