The tragedy is not that love doesn’t last. The tragedy is the love that lasts.

About Shirley Hazzard

Shirley Hazzardwas an Australian-American novelist, short story writer, and essayist. She was born in Australia and also held U.S. citizenship.

Australian-American Author

Sometimes, surely, truth is closer to imagination or to intelligence, to love than to fact? To be accurate is not to be right.

Australian-American Author

Americans’ great and secret fear is that America may turn out to be a phenomenon rather than a civilization.

Australian-American Author