A. J. Cronin



Archibald Joseph Cronin (19 July 1896 – 6 January 1981) was a Scottish novelist and physician, best known for his novels The Citadel and The Keys of the Kingdom.

Quotes


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.'''
 * '''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.
 * As quoted in Knight's Treasury of Illustrations (1956), p. 149


 * Worry never robs tomorrow of its sorrow, but only saps today of its strength.
 * As quoted in Today's Gift : Daily Meditations for Families (1985) by Hazelden Publishing, p. 11

The Citadel (1937)

 * You are extraordinarily attractive to women. And your greatest charm is that you do not realise it.
 * Paraphrased variant: You are very attractive. And your greatest charm is that you do not realise it!

The Keys of the Kingdom (1941)

 * Some temptations cannot be fought. One must close one's mind and fly from them.
 * p. 90


 * Hell is that state where one has ceased to hope.
 * p. 207


 * Even if my country remains at war with yours . . . remember ... I am not your enemy.
 * p. 281

Misattributed

 * Religions are many, reason is one, we are all brothers.
 * Chinese proverb, as quoted in The Chinese Empire (1855), by M. Huc,Vol. II, p. 199; also in "M. Huc's Travels in China" in Living Age (1855), p, 668