Classy Quote logo
  • Home
  • Categories
  • Authors
  • Topics
  • Who said

Radclyffe Hall Quotes

Radclyffe Hall quote from classy quote

But now, here she was, very wishful to pray, while not knowing how to explain her dilemma: ‘I’m terribly unhappy, dear, unprobable God—’ would not be a very propitious beginning.

~ Radclyffe Hall

Radclyffe Hall God

Do try to remember this: even the world's not so black as it is painted-Valerie to Stephen (pg. 408)

~ Radclyffe Hall

Radclyffe Hall Hope Optimism World

What a terrible thing could be freedom. Trees were free when they were uprooted by the wind; ships were free when they were torn from their moorings; men were free when they were cast out of their homes—free to starve, free to perish of cold and hunger.

~ Radclyffe Hall

Radclyffe Hall Freedom

For the sake of all the others who are like you, but less strong and less gifted perhaps, many of them, it's up to you to have the courage to make good.

~ Radclyffe Hall

Radclyffe Hall Courage Courage To Be Oneself Diversity Homophobia Identity

this is only the beginning. Many die, many kill their bodies and souls, but they cannot kill the justice of God, even they cannot kill the eternal spirit. From their very degradation that spirit will rise up to demand of the world compassion and justice

~ Radclyffe Hall

Radclyffe Hall Depression Despair Lgbt Social Exclusion

What could she do, bound as she was by the tyranny of silence? She dared not explain the girl to herself...that wilfully selfish tyranny of silence evolved by a crafty old ostrich of a world for its own well-being and comfort. The world hid its head in the sands of convention, so that seeing nothing it might avoid Truth...if silence is golden it is also in this case, very expedient.

~ Radclyffe Hall

Radclyffe Hall Common Sense Convention Ignorance Invisibility Privilege Queerness

There is something mankind can never destroy in spite of an unreasoning will to destruction, and this is its own idealism, that integral part of its very being.

~ Radclyffe Hall

Radclyffe Hall Human Nature Idealism

The doctors cannot make the ignorant think, cannot hope to bring home the sufferings of millions; only one of ourselves can someday do that...It will need great courage but it will be done, because all things must work toward ultimate good; there is no real wastage and no destruction.

~ Radclyffe Hall

Radclyffe Hall Glbt Immortality Of The Soul Justice Love

The grey of a bitter, starved-looking morning. The town like a mortally wounded creature, torn by shells, gashed open by bombs. Dead streets - streets of death - death in streets and their houses; yet people still able to sleep and still sleeping.

~ Radclyffe Hall

Radclyffe Hall Death Morning Sleep Streets

The eye of youth is very observant. Youth has its moments of keen intuition, even normal youth -- but the intuition of those who stand mi-way between the sexes is so ruthless, so poignant, so deadly, as to be in the nature of an added scourge...

~ Radclyffe Hall

Radclyffe Hall Gay Gay Teen Lesbian Lgbt Lgbtq Queer Queer Youth Trans

Too late, too late, your love gave me life. Here am I the creature you made through your loving; by your passion you created the thing that I am. Who are you to deny me the right to love? But for you I need never have known existence.

~ Radclyffe Hall

Radclyffe Hall Acceptance Lgbt Lgbtq Love Mother

Do you believe in God, Martin?'And he answered, 'Yes, because of His trees. Don't you?''I'm not sure...''Oh, my poor, blind Stephen! Look again, go on looking until you do believe.

~ Radclyffe Hall

Radclyffe Hall Nature Radclyffe Hall Religion Trees Well Of Loneliness
  • Classy Quote

    ClassyQuote has been providing 500000+ famous quotes from 40000+ popular authors to our worldwide community.

  • Other Pages

    • About Us
    • Contact Us
    • Privacy Policy
    • Terms of Use
  • Our Products

    • Chrome Extention
    • Microsoft Edge Add-on
  • Follow Us

    • Facebook
    • Instagram
Copyright © 2025 ClassyQuote. All rights reserved.