Ugly. Is irrelevant. It is an immeasurable insult to a woman, and then supposedly the worst crime you can commit as a woman. But ugly, as beautiful, is an illusion. —Pearl Buck More about this quote Tags: beauty Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
I am careful not to confuse excellence with perfection. Excellence, I can reach for; perfection is God's business. —Pearl Buck More about this quote Tags: excellence Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
There is an alchemy in sorrow. It can be transmuted into wisdom, which, if it does not bring joy, can yet bring happiness. —Pearl Buck More about this quote Tags: joy Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Inside myself is a place where I live all alone and that's where you renew your springs that never dry up. —Pearl Buck More about this quote Tags: loneliness Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
We were happily married for eight months. Unfortunately, we were married for four and a half years. —Pearl Buck More about this quote Tags: marriage Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Every great mistake has a halfway moment, a split second when it can be recalled and perhaps remedied. —Pearl Buck More about this quote Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Some are kissing mothers and some are scolding mothers, but it is love just the same. —Pearl Buck More about this quote Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email