“They're a dark people with a gift for suffering way past their deserving. It's said that without whiskey to soak and soften the world, they'd kill themselves. (Irish)”

John Steinbeck

John Steinbeck - “They're a dark people with a gift for...” 1

Similar quotes

“This is, I believe, what happens when people take their own lives. They're not killing themselves, they're killing the world. Either to spare it pain or to cause it some, depending.”

Jerry Stahl
Read more

“...because people who talk about their dreams are actually trying to tell you things about themselves they'd never admit in normal conversation. It's a way for people to be honest without telling the truth.”

Chuck Klosterman
Read more

“My grandfather said white people can't exist without speaking. He said they're all just imitations of each other, so it's like they have to speak to distinguish themselves.”

Jessica Anthony
Read more

“When people kill themselves, they think they're ending the pain, but all they're doing is passing it on to those they leave behind.”

Jeannette Walls
Read more

“Tinys do not deserve safety. If they are to prove themselves, they must suffer and die or suffer and survive.”

Francesca Lia Block
Read more