Pearl Buck - Quodid

Quotes from Pearl Buck

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.

I am careful not to confuse excellence with perfection. Excellence, I can reach for; perfection is God's business.

There is an alchemy in sorrow. It can be transmuted into wisdom, which, if it does not bring joy, can yet bring happiness.

Inside myself is a place where I live all alone and that's where you renew your springs that never dry up.

We were happily married for eight months. Unfortunately, we were married for four and a half years.

Every great mistake has a halfway moment, a split second when it can be recalled and perhaps remedied.

Some are kissing mothers and some are scolding mothers, but it is love just the same.