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> [“For six days I didn’t get up except to make a cup of tea, or fry an egg, or lie in the skinny bath gazing at a cracked ceiling. The days punished me with their slowness, piling up the hours…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lloyd-jones/for-six-days-i-didn-t-get-up-except-to-make-a-cup-of-tea-or-fry-an/)

[Lloyd Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lloyd-jones/)

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## More by Lloyd Jones

> [“Pip is an orphan who is given the chance to create his own self and destiny. Pip's experience also reminds us of the emigrant's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lloyd-jones/pip-is-an-orphan-who-is-given-the-chance-to-create-his-own-self-and/)

[Lloyd Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lloyd-jones/)

> [Men who try to do something and fail are infinitely better than those who try to do nothing and succeed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lloyd-jones/men-who-try-to-do-something-and-fail-are-infinitely-better-than-those/)

[Lloyd Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lloyd-jones/)

> [The men who try to do something and fail are infinitely better than those who try nothing and succeed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lloyd-jones/the-men-who-try-to-do-something-and-fail-are-infinitely-better-than/)

[Lloyd Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lloyd-jones/)

> [“The moving landscape provides an absorbing diversion which frees the mind & gives us a fresh viewpoint, & we’re most at ease with the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lloyd-jones/the-moving-landscape-provides-an-absorbing-diversion-which-frees-the/)

[Lloyd Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lloyd-jones/)

> [“I was one of those heart seeds us kids had heard about in class. I was at some earlier stage of a journey that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lloyd-jones/i-was-one-of-those-heart-seeds-us-kids-had-heard-about-in-class-i-was/)

[Lloyd Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lloyd-jones/)

> [“She didn't want to encourage me by asking questions. She didn't want me to go deeper into that other world. She worried she would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lloyd-jones/she-didn-t-want-to-encourage-me-by-asking-questions-she-didn-t-want/)

[Lloyd Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lloyd-jones/)

> [“Under these circumstances, silence among such a large group of people is an uncomfortable thing to experience. Guilt spreads around even to those who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lloyd-jones/under-these-circumstances-silence-among-such-a-large-group-of-people/)

[Lloyd Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lloyd-jones/)

> [“Quiet had a roof and it had walls around it, and you could sit inside it. She had never thought of silence as a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lloyd-jones/quiet-had-a-roof-and-it-had-walls-around-it-and-you-could-sit-inside/)

[Lloyd Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lloyd-jones/)

> [“Some areas of life are not meant to overlap.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lloyd-jones/some-areas-of-life-are-not-meant-to-overlap/)

[Lloyd Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lloyd-jones/)

> [“A Prayer was like a tickle.Sooner or later God would have to look down to see what was tickling his bum.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lloyd-jones/a-prayer-was-like-a-tickle-sooner-or-later-god-would-have-to-look/)

[Lloyd Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lloyd-jones/)

> [“I had discovered that the plainest house can crown a fantasy or daydream. An open window can be tolerated. So can an open door.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lloyd-jones/i-had-discovered-that-the-plainest-house-can-crown-a-fantasy-or/)

[Lloyd Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lloyd-jones/)

> [“Let’s all do it,” said Mr. Watts. “Close your eyes and silently recite your name.” The sound of my name took me to a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lloyd-jones/let-s-all-do-it-said-mr-watts-close-your-eyes-and-silently-recite/)

[Lloyd Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lloyd-jones/)

> [“For six days I didn’t get up except to make a cup of tea, or fry an egg, or lie in the skinny bath…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lloyd-jones/for-six-days-i-didn-t-get-up-except-to-make-a-cup-of-tea-or-fry-an/)

[Lloyd Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lloyd-jones/)

> [I do not know what you are supposed to do with memories likes these. It feels wrong to want to forget. Perhaps this is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lloyd-jones/i-do-not-know-what-you-are-supposed-to-do-with-memories-likes-these/)

[Lloyd Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lloyd-jones/)

> [“As we watched the soldiers and the Rambo disappear I remember feeling preternaturally calm. This is what deep, deep fear does to you. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lloyd-jones/as-we-watched-the-soldiers-and-the-rambo-disappear-i-remember-feeling/)

[Lloyd Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lloyd-jones/)

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