James Hilton

“I thought I'd got over it, but I see I haven't. It's the only thing one never gets over. It's the only thing that lasts.”

“It is a curious thought, but it is only when you see people looking ridiculous that you realize just how much you love them.”

“If you forgive people enough, you belong to them, and they to you, whether either of you likes it or not—you’re hooked.”

“We have a disharmony in our natures. We cannot live without the dream that we are better than we are.”

“The great fun in life is doing what people say you can't do.”

“Because, my dear, in the long run, we are all dead.”

“There are moments in a man's life when he says things he doesn't mean, things he has to say, things he's been forced to say.”

“I have my own private Shangri-la. It is called 'my imagination'.”

“The world is a globe - the farther you sail, the closer you are to home.”

“I believe that you've got to be a little bit of a dreamer to be a successful writer.”

“It's a pity that the only way to heaven is in a hearse.”

“He had a sense of humor, and a sense of proportion, and a sense of honor, which are three of the most charming things a man can have.”