In a small cathedral town where changes are few, there are always people who remember who used to live in a particular house, what happened to them there and afterwards, and so on.
James HiltonSurely there comes a time when counting the cost and paying the price aren't things to think about any more. All that matters is value - the ultimate value of what one does.
James HiltonIs there not too much tension in the world at present, and might it not be better if more people were slackers?
James HiltonIf you forgive people enough you belong to them, and they to you, whether either person likes it or not squatter's rights of the heart.
James HiltonAnd I believe that the Binomial Theorem and a Bach Fugue are, in the long run, more important than all the battles of history.
James HiltonThe 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 be shadowed by the still darker cloud of being too old for them; and between those two clouds, what small and narrow sunlight illumines a human lifetime!
James Hilton