--- title: "1 Long day Quotes By William Nicholson" description: "1 Long day quotes by William Nicholson. Plus more from William Nicholson and more Long day sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/190/william-nicholson-18696_friendship_in-the-midst-of-aches-in-the-joints-anxi_1992608.jpg" --- > [“In the midst of aches in the joints, anxiety over the payment of bills, concern for the safety of those you love, envy of the rich, fear of robbers, dog-weariness at the end of a long day, and the unacceptable…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-nicholson/in-the-midst-of-aches-in-the-joints-anxiety-over-the-payment-of-bills/) [William Nicholson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-nicholson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/190/william-nicholson-18696_friendship_in-the-midst-of-aches-in-the-joints-anxi_1992608.jpg) ## More by William Nicholson > [Self-sufficiency is the enemy of salvation. If you are self-sufficient, you have no need of God. If you have no need of God, you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-nicholson/self-sufficiency-is-the-enemy-of-salvation-if-you-are-self-sufficient/) [William Nicholson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-nicholson/) > [My study is a converted garage which is largely lined with bookshelves and cardboard boxes filled with manuscripts of my film scripts, plays and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-nicholson/my-study-is-a-converted-garage-which-is-largely-lined-with/) [William Nicholson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-nicholson/) > [Experience is a brutal teacher, but you learn fast.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-nicholson/experience-is-a-brutal-teacher-but-you-learn-fast/) [William Nicholson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-nicholson/) > [Madly, futilely, I wrote novel after novel, eight in all, that failed to find a publisher. I persisted because for me the novel was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-nicholson/madly-futilely-i-wrote-novel-after-novel-eight-in-all-that-failed-to/) [William Nicholson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-nicholson/) > [God creates us free, free to be selfish, but He adds a mechanism that will penetrate our selfishness and wake us up to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-nicholson/god-creates-us-free-free-to-be-selfish-but-he-adds-a-mechanism-that/) [William Nicholson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-nicholson/) > [Use your power gently.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-nicholson/use-your-power-gently/) [William Nicholson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-nicholson/) > [When I began to write seriously, 40 years ago now, my chosen form was the novel.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-nicholson/when-i-began-to-write-seriously-40-years-ago-now-my-chosen-form-was/) [William Nicholson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-nicholson/) > [He accepted what each moment brough him, and never troubled himself with matters that were outside his control.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-nicholson/he-accepted-what-each-moment-brough-him-and-never-troubled-himself/) [William Nicholson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-nicholson/) > [All the fear in the world, and the violence that comes from the fear, and the hatred that comes from the violence, and the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-nicholson/all-the-fear-in-the-world-and-the-violence-that-comes-from-the-fear/) [William Nicholson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-nicholson/) > [There is this notion that the lives of the comfortable-off middle class don't merit being treated seriously and with compassion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-nicholson/there-is-this-notion-that-the-lives-of-the-comfortable-off-middle/) [William Nicholson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-nicholson/) > [We write to know we are not alone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-nicholson/we-write-to-know-we-are-not-alone/) [William Nicholson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-nicholson/) > [“It was wonderful, Eddy. It was perfect.' 'No,' he says. 'But it will be.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-nicholson/it-was-wonderful-eddy-it-was-perfect-no-he-says-but-it-will-be/) [William Nicholson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-nicholson/) > [I am as I am. The world is as it is. Whether I am content with that has very little to do with it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-nicholson/i-am-as-i-am-the-world-is-as-it-is-whether-i-am-content-with-that-has/) [William Nicholson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-nicholson/) > [“HARRINGTON: And God hears your prayer, doesn't he? We hear Joy's getting better. ... LEWIS: That's not why I pray, Harry. I pray because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-nicholson/harrington-and-god-hears-your-prayer-doesn-t-he-we-hear-joy-s-getting/) [William Nicholson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-nicholson/) > [To put it another way, pain is God's megaphone to rouse a deaf world. Why must it be pain? Why can't he rouse us…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-nicholson/to-put-it-another-way-pain-is-god-s-megaphone-to-rouse-a-deaf-world/) [William Nicholson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-nicholson/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/long-day/william-nicholson/#itemlist", "name": "1 Long day Quotes By William Nicholson", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“In the midst of aches in the joints, anxiety over the payment of bills, concern for the safety of those you love, envy of the rich, fear of robbers, dog-weariness at the end of a long day, and the unacceptable slipping away of youth, there does occasionally appear, like a ray of light piercing the clouds, a moment of joy. Perhaps you have entered the house and sat down before removing your boots. 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