Quotes by : Claire Messud

Service is one of life's great joys. It's a privilege to be in service. It's a great relief, a gift,....

Geniuses have the shortest biographies.

But can I say, now that she is dead, long dead that I only half believed in her. I wanted, I needed her....

I needed them, sure, and we can all argue about the moment when the balance tipped and I needed them....

It was supposed to say "Great Artist" on my tombstone, but if I died right now it would say "such a good....

I want to make a difference. But get a job? I worry that will make the ordinary, like everybody else.....

She wanted to remind him, whether his family was there or not. She wanted. And wanted. And endured in....