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The Door in the Wall
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"The Door in the Wall" Quotes

A young boy overcomes physical and emotional challenges to embrace his true destiny in medieval England.

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Every day, the monk told himself, one must find an opportunity to be happy, for the world is full of suffering and misery.

Marguerite de Angeli

happinesspositivity

Do you know, I sometimes think that we are like those little animals in the wall of the house, and there is Someone who is like the Man Who Comes with the Key, and He will open the door and let us out into the world of Light and Life.

Marguerite de Angeli

hopefaith

I must not be afraid. I must be brave. I must think of others before myself.

Marguerite de Angeli

braveryselflessness

I am Sir Peter, the King’s knight, and I am going to be good and kind and brave!

Marguerite de Angeli

kindnessbravery

We must always be ready for whatever comes. Let us be brave, and even if we lose, let us not lose heart.

Marguerite de Angeli

braveryresilience

If you do not have yourself, you have nothing. You are a person just like any other, and you have a right to be a person.

Marguerite de Angeli

self-worthindividuality

I do believe that God loves all His creatures, even when they seem to be doing wrong.

Marguerite de Angeli

faithlove

But it’s so hard to be brave and good when there is no one to help you, and you are all alone in the dark.

Marguerite de Angeli

braveryisolation

It is good to be strong, but it is better to know how to use your strength.

Marguerite de Angeli

strengthwisdom

When one is very young, one does not think about the future. One lives for the present, and one is happy in the present.

Marguerite de Angeli

youthhappiness