“Many people lose the small joys in the hope for the big happiness.””
Quotes by Pearl S. Buck
“You cannot make yourself feel something you do not feel, but you can make yourself do right in spite of your feelings.””
“The truly creative mind in any field is no more than this: A human creature born abnormally, inhumanly sensitive. To him... 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 failure is death. Add to this cruelly delicate organism the overpowering necessity to create, create, create -- so thatwithout the creating of music or poetry or books or buildings or something of meaning, his very breath is cut off from him. He must create, must pour out creation. By some strange, unknown, inward urgency he is not really alive unless he is creating.””
“To eat bread without hope is still slowly to starve to death.””
To My Daughters, With Love
“Love cannot be forced, love cannot be coaxed and teased. It comes out of heaven, unasked and unsought.””
“The person who tries to live alone will not succeed as a human being. His heart withers if it does not answer another heart. His mind shrinks away if he hears only the echoes of his own thoughts and finds no other inspiration. ””
Pearl S. BuckPearl S. Buck was an American novelist and humanitarian, best known for her rich portrayals of Chinese culture and her advocacy for social justice. Born in West Virginia to missionary parents, Buck sp...