James Hilton Quote

During a subsequent visit, however, Chang told him that there were other books published up to about the middle of 1930 which would doubtless be added to the shelves eventually; they had already arrived at the lamasery. We keep ourselves fairly up-to-date, you see, he commented. There are people who would hardly agree with you, replied Conway with a smile. Quite a lot of things have happened in the world since last year, you know. Nothing of importance, my dear sir, that could not have been foreseen in 1920, or that will not be better understood in 1940.

James Hilton

During a subsequent visit, however, Chang told him that there were other books published up to about the middle of 1930 which would doubtless be added to the shelves eventually; they had already arrived at the lamasery. We keep ourselves fairly up-to-date, you see, he commented. There are people who would hardly agree with you, replied Conway with a smile. Quite a lot of things have happened in the world since last year, you know. Nothing of importance, my dear sir, that could not have been foreseen in 1920, or that will not be better understood in 1940.

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James Hilton (academic) (born 1959), Vice Provost and University Librarian & Dean of Libraries at the University of Michigan
James Hilton (designer) (born 1973), English designer
James Hilton (novelist) (1900–1954), English novelist
Jimmy Hilton (1883–1943), English rugby league footballer of the 1900s and 1910s
James L. Hilton (born 1957), astronomer