87 Quotes by James Hilton

...they didn’t think there was anything very odd in anyone being a little odd.

As most real writers do, he wrote because he had something to say, not because of any specific ambition to be a writer.

I suppose the truth is that when it comes to believing things without actual evidence, we all incline to what we find most attractive.

The right mixture of caring and not caring - I suppose that's what love is.

There are some moments that are hung in memory like a lamp; they shine and swing gently and one can look back on them when all else has faded into distance and darkness.

His guests found it fun to watch him make tea -- mixing careful spoonfuls from different caddies.

Laziness in doing stupid things can be a great virtue...

His was one of those well-groomed reputations that get the most out of everything; any unusual holiday acquires the character of an exploration, and though the explorer takes care to do nothing really original, the public does not know this

Moonlight faded after a time, and with it that distant specter of the mountain; then the triple mischiefs of darkness, cold, and wind increased until dawn. As though at its signal, the wind dropped, leaving the world in compassionate quietude.