Martha Gellhorn Quotes

Why do people talk of the horrors of old age? It's great. I feel like a fine old car with the parts gradually wearing out, but I'm not complaining,... Those who find growing old terrible are people who haven't done what they wanted with their lives.

- Martha Gellhorn

Tags

People | Talk | Horrors | Great | Feel |

comments powered by Disqus

Random

Furthermore, they were constantly informed by all the camp authorities that they had been abandoned by the world: they were beggars and lucky to receive the daily soup of starvation. - Martha Gellhorn

Between his eyes, there were four lines, the marks of such misery as children should never feel. He spoke with that wonderful whisky voice that so many Spanish children have, and he was a tough and entire little boy. - Martha Gellhorn

There were ten concentration camps in France from 1939 on. - Martha Gellhorn