Eugene O'Neill

The sea hates a coward.

Humanity is full of fools and knaves, but the wise and good are rare.

Desire is the urge to possess what we lack.

The past is the present unrolled.

We fight to hold on to the dreams that keep us going.

Fame is the shadow of passion standing in the light.

There is no present or future, only the past, happening over and over again, now.

Youth is a malady of which one recovers gradually.

The only absolute knowledge attainable by man is that life is meaningless.

Prayer is the sign of a weak man.

Love is the chain whereby to bind a noble nature.

Happiness is a good bank account, a good cook, and a good digestion.

The family is the cradle of the world's misinformation.

Man's most human characteristic is not his ability to reason but his ability to doubt.

The truth usually makes enemies of those who fear it.

I love the theatre because it’s the only place where you can cry and laugh at the same time.

Death is the great equalizer.

We all die alone, but we live in each other.

Art is the sex of the imagination.

The pipe dream is the grand illusion.