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

“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