Famous quotes containing the word difficult:
“It is difficult to escape from the prevailing disease of ones generation.”
—Stendhal [Marie Henri Beyle] (17831842)
“To get through their days, nervous natures such as mine have various speeds as do automobiles. There are uphill and difficult day which take an eternity to climb, and downhill days which can be quickly descended.”
—Marcel Proust (18711922)
“Mrs. de Winter: Mrs. Danvers must be furious with me.
Maxim de Winter: Oh, hang Mrs. Danvers! Why on earth should you be frightened of her? You behave more like an upstairs maid or something, not like the mistress of the house at all.
Mrs. de Winter: Yes, I know I do. But I feel so uncomfortable. I try my best every day, but its very difficult with people looking you up and down as if you were a prize cow.”
—Robert E. Sherwood (18961955)