The Remarkable Journey of Prince Jen Quotes

“You must know nothing before you can learn something, and be empty before you can be filled. Is not the emptiness of the bowl what makes it useful? As for laws, a parrot can repeat them word for word. Their spirit is something else again. As for governing, one must first be lowest before being highest.”
― Lloyd Alexander, The Remarkable Journey of Prince Jen

“As for chance, my boy, is there such a thing? Do we call 'chance' only what we cannot foresee?”
― Lloyd Alexander, The Remarkable Journey of Prince Jen

“On the Feet of Stealthy Silence, I went back that night and robbed him. At last, a perfect client! Not one of the Precepts of Honorable Robbery applied to him; I had no compunction whatsoever. In fact, I enjoyed it. Better yet, that villain's cash was the foundation of our fortune. Of couse, if you look closely enough, most fortunes have robbery of one sort or another at the bottom.”
― Lloyd Alexander, The Remarkable Journey of Prince Jen

“We see with eyes in our head, but see clearer with eyes of the heart. Some see beauty, some see ugliness. In both cases, what they see is a reflection of their own nature.”
― Lloyd Alexander, The Remarkable Journey of Prince Jen

“I painted his door. I mean that I painted it with red lacquer. Also, I wrote out a piece of calligraphy for him, a magical charm: ‘Protect this dwelling from dragons.’ The fellow’s quite happy with it, he’s convinced it works. In fact, it does.”
― Lloyd Alexander, The Remarkable Journey of Prince Jen