James Branch Cabell Quotes


Yet creeds mean very little, Coth answered the dark god, still speaking almost gently. The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds; and the pessimist fears this is true. - James Branch Cabell


Why is the King of Hearts the only one that hasn't a moustache? - James Branch Cabell


While it is well enough to leave footprints on the sands of time, it is even more important to make sure they point in a commendable direction. - James Branch Cabell


There is not any memory with less satisfaction than the memory of some temptation we resisted. - James Branch Cabell


The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds, and the pessimist fears this is true. - James Branch Cabell


Poetry is man's rebellion against being what he is. - James Branch Cabell


People marry for a variety of reasons and with varying results. But to marry for love is to invite inevitable tragedy. - James Branch Cabell


No lady is ever a gentleman. - James Branch Cabell


I am willing to taste any drink once. - James Branch Cabell


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