“Sometimes it took only a few words of faith to reilluminate a spark of confidence that the future could be something wonderful, instead of a relentless series of obstacles and disappointments.”
― Jojo Moyes, quote from The Horse Dancer
“he said, that the only way to achieve something magical was through work and discipline”
― Jojo Moyes, quote from The Horse Dancer
“Excess of grief for the dead is madness; for it is an injury to the living, and the dead know it not.”
― Jojo Moyes, quote from The Horse Dancer
“It was a terrible thing to discover you no longer wanted the life that stretched out ahead of you.”
― Jojo Moyes, quote from The Horse Dancer
“It was a world of order, of high standards met and maintained. Mac felt curiousity reassured that a place like this still existed.”
― Jojo Moyes, quote from The Horse Dancer
“There was no one left to anchor her to the earth, no one who cared about her. There was nothing to go on to, nothing to return to.”
― Jojo Moyes, quote from The Horse Dancer
“It was a terrible thing to discover you no longer wanted the life that stretched ahead of you.”
― Jojo Moyes, quote from The Horse Dancer
“Money didn't buy you happiness, she reflected afterward, but it certainly provided you with better places to be miserable.”
― Jojo Moyes, quote from The Horse Dancer
“For as a rule, the most ambitious horses are the highest mettled.”
― Jojo Moyes, quote from The Horse Dancer
“How easily an innocent remark could be misconstrued when every conversation was loaded with history.”
― Jojo Moyes, quote from The Horse Dancer
“There is no happiness in this world other than what is achieved by love of one's work”
― Jojo Moyes, quote from The Horse Dancer
“I'm fine," she said, wondering how you could say something so patently true yet untrue at the same time.”
― Jojo Moyes, quote from The Horse Dancer
“Every time I think I know everything about horses, there is something more to surprise me. "I feel the same way about humans," Mac said.”
― Jojo Moyes, quote from The Horse Dancer
“Under his breath, he repeated the words of Xenophon: “Anger undermines effective communication with your horse.”
― Jojo Moyes, quote from The Horse Dancer
“His heavy-lidded gaze reflected a languor that had nothing to do with having just awakened, and there was no doubt what was on his mind. But this is no safe cherry picker, Gwen thought, growing more concerned by the moment.
This man looks like a cherry tree chopper-downer.”
― Karen Marie Moning, quote from Kiss of the Highlander
“I know what you're thinking," Grandma said into the silence. "Do I have anymore bullets in this here gun? Well, with all the confusion, what with being locked up in a refrigerator, I plumb forgot what was in here to start with. But being that this is a 45 magnum, the most powerful handgun in existence, and it could blow your head clean off, you just got to ask yourself one question. Do you feel lucky today? Well, do you, punk?"
Christ," Spiro whispered. "She thinks she's f**king Clint Eastwood.”
― Janet Evanovich, quote from Two for the Dough
“You should not have any special fondness for a particular weapon, or anything else, for that matter. Too much is the same as not enough. Without imitating anyone else, you should have as much weaponry as suits you.”
― Miyamoto Musashi, quote from A Book of Five Rings: The Classic Guide to Strategy
“You totally need to watch the news."
"Can't."
"Why?"
"It's too depressing."
"Right, because hanging with dead people isn't.”
― Darynda Jones, quote from Third Grave Dead Ahead
“Don’t fret. We all experience it. We must. For despite our humanity love is the only way we can be like gods. It is in love that we glimpse heaven during our lifetime and have proof that there’s something worth looking forward to in the end.”
― Felix Alexander, quote from The Last Valentine
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