Quotes & anectdotes from the wise, the foolish, the courageous & the drunk

Mary Renault Novelist

  • Gender: Female
  • Citizenship: England
  • Born: Sep 4, 1905
  • Died: Dec 13, 1983

Mary Renault, born Eileen Mary Challans, was an English writer best known for her historical novels set in Ancient Greece. In addition to vivid fictional portrayals of Theseus, Socrates, Plato and Alexander the Great, she wrote a non-fiction biography of Alexander.

Money buys many things... The best of which is freedom. freedom

How can people trust the harvest, unless they see it sown? trust

Mother's Day May 12, 2025

Motherhood: All love begins and ends there. 22 quotes from Robert Browning

22 quotes from Robert Browning

A mother's happiness is like a beacon, lighting up the future but reflected also on the past in the guise of fond memories. 53 sayings from Honore de Balzac

53 sayings from Honore de Balzac

With what price we pay for the glory of motherhood. 5 other quotes from Isadora Duncan

5 other quotes from Isadora Duncan

The babe at first feeds upon the mother's bosom, but it is always on her heart. 58 quotes from Henry Ward Beecher

58 quotes from Henry Ward Beecher