William Nicholson

We read to know that we are not alone. ↗

— William Nicholson

#alone

I pray because I can't help myself. I pray because I'm helpless. I pray because the need flows out of me all the time- waking and sleeping. It doesn't change God- it changes me. ↗

— William Nicholson

#change

Self-sufficiency is the enemy of salvation. If you are self-sufficient, you have no need of God. If you have no need of God, you do not seek Him. If you do not seek Him, you will not find Him. ↗

— William Nicholson

#god #salvation #self-sufficiency #salvation

If you die, I'll die.' 'But is you live, I'll live.' - Bowman and Kestrel, Firesong ↗

— William Nicholson

#beauty

There is this notion that the lives of the comfortable-off middle class don't merit being treated seriously and with compassion. ↗

— William Nicholson

#class #compassion #lives #merit #middle

A well-off plastic surgeon can suffer just as much as an Irish lad who has been abused or whatever. ↗

— William Nicholson

#irish #just #lad #much #plastic

Why should I be honored? Don't I have enough attention, comfort and power already? ↗

— William Nicholson

#attention #comfort #enough #honored #i

When I began to write seriously, 40 years ago now, my chosen form was the novel. ↗

— William Nicholson

#began #chosen #form #i #novel

Everyone deserves to be the hero of a novel. ↗

— William Nicholson

#everyone #hero #novel

My study is a converted garage which is largely lined with bookshelves and cardboard boxes filled with manuscripts of my film scripts, plays and books. ↗

— William Nicholson

#bookshelves #boxes #cardboard #converted #filled