A. J. Cronin

Life is no straight and easy corridor along which we travel free and unhampered, but a maze of passages, through which we must seek our way, lost and confused, now and again checked in a blind alley. But always, if we have faith, a door will open for us, not perhaps one that we ourselves would ever have thought of, but one that will ultimately prove good for us.

— A. J. Cronin

Worry never robs tomorrow of its sorrow, but only saps today of its strength.

— A. J. Cronin

You are extraordinarily attractive to women. And your greatest charm is that you do not realise it.

— A. J. Cronin

Some temptations cannot be fought. One must close one's mind and fly from them.

— A. J. Cronin

Hell is that state where one has ceased to hope.

— A. J. Cronin

Even if my country remains at war with yours . . . remember ... I am not your enemy.

— A. J. Cronin