Lloyd Jones, Mister Pip Quotes

Dreams are nervy things—all it takes is for one stern word to be spoken in their direction and they shrivel up and die.

As we watched the soldiers and the Rambo disappear I remember feeling preternaturally calm. This is what deep, deep fear does to you. It turns you into a state of unfeeling.

A Prayer was like a tickle.Sooner or later God would have to look down to see what was tickling his bum.

I could have run after him. I could have asked politely for some clarification. But I didn’t I knew what I preferred, and that was—I didn’t want to know. Rather, I wanted to believe.

Stories have a job to do. They can't just lie around like lazybone dogs. They have to teach you something.