Letitia Elizabeth Landon Quotes

A woman's fame is the tomb of her happiness.

You must pay the price if you wish to secure the blessing.

Fame is, I think, just a disgusting by-product of what I do.

To put it simply - you know, a lot of people believe that the benefit of this job is fame and fortune. I believe that you pay for the fortune through the fame. I don't buy into the notion that being famous is somehow a good thing, or an exciting thing, or a wonderful thing.

I would rather give up acting than become world famous, because I think you pay a very high price. Writing and putting new plays out into the world has informed what I do, and I've had a lot more freedom to play really interesting parts.

What happiness is there which is not purchased with more or less of pain?

You can win, it'll just cost you some money.

There's always a price for what you want.

I longed for literary celebrity even as I saw with my own eyes how little happiness it brought.

There is a price to pay for accomplishment.

The success is too dearly bought.

Success demands sacrifices. I believe it's a small price to pay for the adulation and love one receives.

If you want to play, you gotta pay.

All wish to know, but few the price will pay.

Nothing comes without a price.

Anything worth having has its price.

A medal glitters, but it also casts a shadow.

Nothing good ever comes without a price.

For ridding oneself of faith is like boiling seawater to retrieve the salt--something is gained but something is lost.

I'm famous now. But now that I've got fame and some of the other things I thought would make me happy - it ain't worked

For every victory there is a price.

all success cloaks a surrender

Happiness has got to be paid for. You're paying for it, Mr. Watson–paying because you happen to be too much interested in beauty. I was too much interested in truth; I paid too.

For every promise, there is a price to pay... If the promise is clear, the price is easy.