James Clavell Quotes About Giving

Quotes about: Giving

• Karma is the beginning of knowledge. Next is patience. Patience is very important. The strong are the patient ones, Anjin-san. patience means holding back your inclination to the seven emotions: hate, adoration, joy, anxiety, anger, grief, fear. If you don't give way to the seven, you're patient, then you'll soon understand all manner of things and be in harmony with Eternity.

  James Clavell

  Karma, Strong, Hate

  JAMES CLAVELL (1975). “SHOGUN”

• Patience means restraining yourself. There are seven emotions, Joy, anger, anxiety, adoration, grief, fear, and hate. If a man doesn't give way to these, he's patient. I'm not as strong as I might be but I'm patient.

  James Clavell

  Strong, Hate, Grief

  James Clavell (2009). “Shogun”, p.1131, Dell

• God gives us intelligence to uncover the wonders of nature. Without the gift, nothing is possible.

  James Clavell

  Giving, Wonder, Wonder Of Nature

  "Fictional character: Andre Delambre". "The Fly", July 16, 1958.

• I write short stories. They may appear big in size, but when you consider it, they're four or five novels in one... In return for picking up one of my books, I'm trying to give them value for their money... the goal of writing any book is to create the illusion that what you are reading is reality and you're part of it.

  James Clavell

  Book, Reading, Writing

  Interview with Don Swaim of CBS Radio, 1986.

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