1894-1987, Maltan Travel Writer, Novelist
Everyone is a bore to someone. That is unimportant. The things to avoid is being a bore to oneself.
Gerald Brenan – [Bores and Boredom]


Middle age snuffs out more talent than even wars or sudden death does.
Gerald Brenan – [Talent]


We are closer to the ants than to the butterflies. Very few people can endure much leisure.
Gerald Brenan – [Leisure]