The Magnificent Ambersons Quotes by Booth Tarkington

Destiny has a constant passion for the incongruous. ~ The Magnificent Ambersons by Booth Tarkington "Life and money both behave like loose quicksilver in a nest of cracks. And when they're gone we can't tell where--or what the devil we did with 'em!" ~ The Magnificent Ambersons by Booth Tarkington "People will forget almost any slander except one that's been fought." ~ The Magnificent Ambersons by Booth Tarkington "Gossip is never fatal, Georgie," he said, "until it is denied." ~ The Magnificent Ambersons by Booth Tarkington Youth cannot imagine romance apart from youth. ~ The Magnificent Ambersons by Booth Tarkington Most of the houses of the Midland town were of a pleasant architecture. They lacked style, but also lacked pretentiousness, and whatever does not pretend at all has style enough. ~ The Magnificent Ambersons by Booth Tarkington "Politics is a dirty business for a gentleman." ~ The Magnificent Ambersons by Booth Tarkington "I'm not sure he's wrong about automobiles," he said. "With all their speed forward they may be a step backward in civilization--that is, in spiritual civilization." ~ The Magnificent Ambersons by Booth Tarkington