People make mistakes in life through believing too much, but they have a damned dull time if they believe too little. — James Hilton Copy Share Image
Surely there comes a time when counting the cost and paying the price aren't things to think about any more. All that… — James Hilton Copy Share Image
“If you'd had all the experiences I've had, you'd know that there are times in life when the most comfortable thing is… — James Hilton Copy Share Image
When you are getting on in years (but not ill, of course), you get very sleepy at times, and the hours seem… — James Hilton Copy Share Image
“And sometimes, when the bell rang for call-over, he would go to the window and look across the road and over the… — James Hilton Copy Share Image
“Moonlight faded after a time, and with it that distant specter of the mountain; then the triple mischiefs of darkness, cold, and… — James Hilton Copy Share Image
“Rutherford assented. “Yes, I liked him a good deal too, though I also saw surprisingly little of him, if you measure it… — James Hilton Copy Share Image
“But that was not all. He foresaw a time when men, exultant in the technique of homicide, would rage so hotly over… — James Hilton Copy Share Image
“Conway said quietly, “If you’d had all the experiences I’ve had, you’d know that there are times in life when the most… — James Hilton Copy Share Image
“We have reason. It is the entire meaning and purpose of Shangri-La. It came to me in a vision long, long ago.… — James Hilton Copy Share Image
What a host of little incidents, all deep-buried in the past -- problems that had once been urgent, arguments that had once… — James Hilton Copy Share Image
There are times in life when the most comfortable thing is to do nothing at all. Things happen to you and you… — James Hilton Copy Share Image
“He had suddenly come to realize a single facet of the promised jewel; he had Time, Time for everything that he wished… — James Hilton Copy Share Image
“I was deeply impressed by your story of the past, but to be candid, your sketch of the future interests me only… — James Hilton Copy Share Image
“Think for a moment. You will have time to read—never again will you skim pages to save minutes, or avoid some study… — James Hilton Copy Share Image
“It seemed to him that the little Manchu had never looked so radiant. She gave him a most charming smile, but her eyes were… — James Hilton Copy Share Image
if we have not found the heaven within,we have not found the heaven without — James Hilton Copy Share Image
There's only one thing more important... and that is, after you've done what you set out to do, to feel that it's been worth… — James Hilton Copy Share Image
The first quarter-century of your life was doubtless lived under the cloud of being too young for things, while the last quarter-century would normally… — James Hilton Copy Share Image
When you are getting on in years (but not ill, of course), you get very sleepy at times, and the hours seem to pass… — James Hilton Copy Share Image
“Perhaps the exhaustion of the passions is the beginning of wisdom, if you care to alter the proverb.” — James Hilton Copy Share Image
“On the night before the wedding, when Chips left the house to return to his hotel, she said, with mock gravity: "This is an… — James Hilton Copy Share Image
“Now let me begin by sketching for you a very agreeable picture. You are still, I should say, a youngish man by the world’s… — James Hilton Copy Share Image
“Then, my son, when the strong have devoured each other, the Christian ethic may at last be fulfilled, and the meek shall inherit the… — James Hilton Copy Share Image
What a host of little incidents, all deep-buried in the past -- problems that had once been urgent, arguments that had once been keen,… — James Hilton Copy Share Image
“Conway felt again, as he gazed up at the stupendous mountain wall, that there was a superb and exquisite peril in the scene; but… — James Hilton Copy Share Image
“Cigars had burned low, and we were beginning to sample the disillusionment that usually afflicts old school friends who have met again as men… — James Hilton Copy Share Image
