William Maxwell Inspirational Quotes (28)

What we refer to confidently as memory is really a form of storytelling that goes on continually in the mind and often changes with the telling.

People often ask themselves the right questions. Where they fail is in answering the questions they ask themselves, and even there they do not fail by much...But it takes time, it takes humility and a serious reason for searching.

It was lovely when you found students who responded to things you were enthusiastic about.

Satin and lace and brown velvet and the faint odor of violets. That was all which was left to him of his love.