# James Clavell

- Quotes: 27
- Author page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/james-clavell

## Books

- [King Rat](https://www.leafyquotes.com/james-clavell/king-rat.md) — 5 quotes
- [Noble House](https://www.leafyquotes.com/james-clavell/noble-house.md) — 2 quotes
- [Shogun](https://www.leafyquotes.com/james-clavell/shogun.md) — 8 quotes
- [The Children's Story](https://www.leafyquotes.com/james-clavell/the-childrens-story.md) — 12 quotes

## Recently added quotes

> Your old teacher never explained anything to you? I don't think that was very good. Not to explain. You can always ask me anything. That's what a real teacher should do.

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/james-clavell/the-childrens-story/your-old-teacher.md)

> "Changi changed everyone, changed values permanently. For instance, it gave you a dullness about death — we saw too much of it to have the same sort of meaning to outsiders, to normal people. We are a generation of dinosaurs, we the few who survived. I suppose anyone who goes to war, any war, sees life with different eyes if they end up in one piece."
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> What did you see?"
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> "A lot of bull that's worshipped as the be-all and end-all of existence. So much of 'normal, civilized' life is bull that you can't imagine. … What frightens you, doesn't frighten me, what frightens me, you'd laugh at."

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/james-clavell/noble-house/changi-changed-everyone.md)

> I'm going to pray to our leader every time!

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/james-clavell/the-childrens-story/im-going-to-pray.md)

> It is a very pretty flag. … I wish I could have a piece of it. I know! If it's so important, I think we should all have a piece of it. Don't you? … Now we should decide — who should be allowed to cut the first piece off!

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/james-clavell/the-childrens-story/it-is-a-very.md)

> Just a moment, children — what does "pledge" mean?

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/james-clavell/the-childrens-story/just-a-moment.md)

> God bless mommy and daddy, and please can we have some candy.

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/james-clavell/the-childrens-story/god-bless-mommy.md)

> So much wealth and so much power, Armstrong thought, yet with a little luck, we can bring you down like Humpty-Dumpty...

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/james-clavell/noble-house/so-much-wealth.md)

> Your daddy had to go back to school a little. He had some strange thoughts — and he wanted other grown-ups to believe them. It's not right for others to believe wrong thoughts, is it?

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/james-clavell/the-childrens-story/your-daddy-had.md)

> I'm going to work hard not to have any wrong thoughts!

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/james-clavell/the-childrens-story/im-going-to-work.md)

> Because Johnny was especially clever I think we should make him monitor for the whole week. Don't you?

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/james-clavell/the-childrens-story/because-johnny-was.md)

> I put the candy on the desk. So you know, it doesn't matter who you shut your eyes and pray to — to God, or anyone, even our leader — no one will ever give you anything. Only another human being … only I, or someone like me, can give you things. Praying to God or anyone for something is a waste of time.

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/james-clavell/the-childrens-story/i-put-the.md)

> Perhaps my mommy should go back to school. Perhaps she should.

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/james-clavell/the-childrens-story/perhaps-my-mommy.md)