Quotes from DH Lawrence
The American grips himself, at the very sources of his consciousness, in a grip of care: and then, to so much of the rest of life, is indifferent. Whereas, the European hasn't got so much care in him, so he cares much more for life and living.
- DH Lawrence
Sex and beauty are inseparable, like life and consciousness. And the intelligence which goes with sex and beauty, and arises out of sex and beauty, is intuition.
- DH Lawrence
Ethics and equity and the principles of justice do not change with the calendar.
- DH Lawrence
Oh the innocent girl in her maiden teens knows perfectly well what everything means.
- DH Lawrence
Satire exists for the purpose of killing the social being [for the sake of] the true individual, the real human being.
- DH Lawrence
When love enters, the whole spiritual constitution of a man changes, is filled with the Holy Ghost, and almost his form is altered.
- DH Lawrence
Whatever a human being makes and makes live, it lives because of the life he puts into it.
- DH Lawrence
O pity the dead that are dead, but cannot make the journey, still they moan and beat against the silvery adamant walls of life's exclusive city.
- DH Lawrence
There is only one thing that a man really wants to do, all his life; and that is, to find his way to his God, his Morning Star, salute his fellow man, and enjoy the woman who has come the long way with him.
- DH Lawrence
The fairest thing in nature, a flower, still has its roots in earth and manure.
- DH Lawrence
What one does in one's art, that is the breath of one's being. What one does in one's life, that is a bagatelle for the outsiders to fuss about.
- DH Lawrence
How I hate the attitude of ordinary people to life. How I loathe ordinariness! How from my soul I abhor nice simple people, with their eternal price list. It makes my blood boil.
- DH Lawrence