James Hillman Quotes

Letters crossing in the post, unfamiliar tunes heard three times in one day, the way that blows of fate descend upon the same bowed shoulders, and the beams of good fortune glow perpetually upon the blessed. Fairy tales, as I said, are lived out daily. There is far more going on in the world than we ever imagine.

Accidents are not accidents but precise arrivals at the wrong right time.

Fortuitous circumstances constitute the moulds that shape the majority of human lives, and the hasty impress of an accident is too often regarded as the relentless decree of all ordaining fate.

I cannot help but think a curious event is this life of mine.

To be or not to be. That's not really a question.

See what you have to ask yourself is what kind of person are you? Are you the kind that sees signs, sees miracles? Or do you believe that people just get lucky?

Every man ought to be inquisitive through every hour of his great adventure down to the day when he shall no longer cast a shadow in the sun. For if he dies without a question in his heart, what excuse is there for his continuance?

I don't look for signs. But when things happen, I say, 'OK, something must be right.' Or 'OK, something must be wrong.'

Life was a swarm of accidents waiting in the treetops, descending upon any living thing that passed, ready to eat them alive. You swam in a river of chance and coincidence. You clung to the happiest accidents- the rest you let float by.

There are no accidents.

I don't believe in fate," she said at last. "But I do believe in...loopholes. I think a lot of what keeps the world going is the result of accidents — happy or otherwise — and taking advantage of these.

Accident is veiled necessity.

How come I end up where I started How come I end up where I belong... You used to be alright What happened?

I was a victim of a series of accidents, as are we all.

Never ignore a coincidence. Unless you're busy, in which case, always ignore a coincidence.

I'm all about what happens organically. If something happens, it was meant to happen.

Now. Maybe you think it is arrogant or self centered, or ridiculous for me to believe that God bothered to wiggle a cheap bolt out of my new used car because he or she needed to keep me away for a few days until just the moment when my old friend most needed me to help her mother move into whatever comes next. Maybe nothing conscious helped to stall me so that I would be there when I could be most useful. Or maybe it did. I’ll never know for sure. And anyway, it doesn’t really matter.

There are no coincidences.

What shapes our lives are the questions we ask, refuse to ask, or never think to ask.

The minute we begin to think we have all the answers, we forget the questions.

You are meant to be here. There are no coincidences. It's all happening the way it was meant to be.

Coincidences are not accidents but signals from the universe which can guide us toward our true destiny.

I really do believe that there's no such thing as coincidence. People come into our lives for a reason.

Accidents are just incidents in God's good plan for you.

Ever noticed that no matter what happens in one day, it exactly fits in the newspaper?