Men who try to do something and fail are infinitely better than those who try to do nothing and succeed. — Lloyd Jones Courage Copy Share Image
“The moving landscape provides an absorbing diversion which frees the mind & gives us a fresh viewpoint, & we’re most at ease… — Lloyd Jones Psychology Copy Share Image
“She didn't want to encourage me by asking questions. She didn't want me to go deeper into that other world. She worried… — Lloyd Jones Asking questions Copy Share Image
“Pip is an orphan who is given the chance to create his own self and destiny. Pip's experience also reminds us of… — Lloyd Jones Pip Orphan Copy Share Image
“Under these circumstances, silence among such a large group of people is an uncomfortable thing to experience. Guilt spreads around even to… — Lloyd Jones Guilt Copy Share Image
“I was one of those heart seeds us kids had heard about in class. I was at some earlier stage of a… — Lloyd Jones Another life Copy Share Image
“Quiet had a roof and it had walls around it, and you could sit inside it. She had never thought of silence… — Lloyd Jones Quietness Copy Share Image
The men who try to do something and fail are infinitely better than those who try nothing and succeed. — Lloyd Jones Effort Copy Share Image
“Stories have a job to do. They can't just lie around like lazybone dogs. They have to teach you something.” — Lloyd Jones Storytelling Copy Share Image
Dreams are nervy things—all it takes is for one stern word to be spoken in their direction and they shrivel up and… — Lloyd Jones Dream Copy Share Image
I do not know what you are supposed to do with memories likes these. It feels wrong to want to forget. Perhaps… — Lloyd Jones Feels Copy Share Image
“A Prayer was like a tickle.Sooner or later God would have to look down to see what was tickling his bum.” — Lloyd Jones Humour Copy Share Image
“Thanks to dreams, in the history of the galaxy the world has been reinvented more often than there are stars.” — Lloyd Jones Astronomy Copy Share Image
“Dreams are private, she said. And she is right. A dream is a story that no one else will get to hear… — Lloyd Jones Dreams Copy Share Image
“A person entranced by a book simply forgets to breathe. The house can catch alight and a reader deep in a book… — Lloyd Jones Book Copy Share Image
“I had discovered that the plainest house can crown a fantasy or daydream. An open window can be tolerated. So can an… — Lloyd Jones Home Copy Share Image
We have all lost our possessions and many of us our homes," he said. "But these losses, severe though they may seem,… — Lloyd Jones Home Copy Share Image
“We were young. Everyone was young in those days. That’s the main complaint you hear from people who are getting old. You… — Lloyd Jones Getting old Copy Share Image
“You cannot read Dickens without putting in a little more effort. You cannot eat a ripe pawpaw without its innards and juice… — Lloyd Jones Copy Share Image
“The surprising thing is where I’d found him – not up a tree or sulking in the shade, or splashing around in… — Lloyd Jones Books Copy Share Image
“I could have run after him. I could have asked politely for some clarification. But I didn’t I knew what I preferred,… — Lloyd Jones Believe Copy Share Image
“I suppose it is possible to be all of these things. To sort of fall out of who you are into another,… — Lloyd Jones Possible Copy Share Image
You cannot pretend to read a book. Your eyes will give you away. So will your breathing. A person entranced by a… — Lloyd Jones Book Copy Share Image
“Let’s all do it,” said Mr. Watts. “Close your eyes and silently recite your name.” The sound of my name took me… — Lloyd Jones Close your eyes Copy Share Image
“Now listen. Faith is like oxygen. It keeps you afloat at all times. Sometimes you need it. Sometimes you don’t. but when… — Lloyd Jones Faith Copy Share Image
I was eleven when my father left, so neither of us really knew our fathers. I’d met mine of course, but then… — Lloyd Jones Arms Copy Share Image
I had found a new friend. The surprising thing is where I’d found him – not up a tree or sulking in… — Lloyd Jones Bad people Copy Share Image
“For six days I didn’t get up except to make a cup of tea, or fry an egg, or lie in the… — Lloyd Jones Cup of tea Copy Share Image
“As we watched the soldiers and the Rambo disappear I remember feeling preternaturally calm. This is what deep, deep fear does to… — Lloyd Jones Fear Copy Share Image
