Top 7 Quotes by Vera Caspary

Money can be more of a barrier between people than language or race or religion.

Money can be more of a barrier between people than language or race or religion.

Vera Caspary

Race, People, Language

Vera Caspary (1964). “A chosen sparrow”

No writer, however popular, disdains a reader, however humble.

Vera Caspary

Humble, Reader, Disdain

If the dreams of any so-called normal man were exposed ... there would be no more gravity and dignity left for mankind.

Vera Caspary

Dream, Men, Would Be

Laura ch. 2 (1943)

A smile couldn't be brought into court as evidence. You couldn't arrest a man because he had trembled. Brown eyes had stolen a peep at gray eyes, so what? The tone of a voice was something that died with a word.

Vera Caspary

Eye, Men, Voice

The cat crossed the street daintily, pointing his feet like a ballet dancer, lifting them high as if his feet were too good for the pavement.

Vera Caspary

Cat, Feet, Dancer

It's when you have friends that you can afford to be lonely. When you know a lot of people, loneliness becomes a luxury. It's only when you're forced to be lonely that it's bad.

Vera Caspary

Lonely, Loneliness, Luxury