Granfors Quotes & Sayings

We are out sisters' keepers. — Eileen Granfors

I love that sassy name! Zoozle! — Eileen Granfors

Oh, my father, such a difficult man.
His world turned on his axis.
From "The Father Tamer" in BREATHE IN — Eileen Granfors

Mama and I sat on a burping bus full of chickens in cages, and round-eyed babies on round mothers' laps. (The Pinata-Maker's Daughter) — Eileen Granfors

Everywhere, people are discovering that doing things more slowly often means doing them better and enjoying them more. It means living life instead of rushing through it. You can apply this to everything from food to parenting to work. — Carl Honore

Something in the air this morning made me feel like flying ...
Spring Flight — Eileen Granfors

Words become sentences, twisted, difficult/The story weaves itself, always noisiest at night/As herds of words won't stop ...
Wildebeest of Words/Breathe In — Eileen Granfors

Lately, I don't talk much except to Mel. I make an exception because he has a dog. — Eileen Granfors

It's not a competition, it's a doorway. — Mary Oliver

There's often more than one correct thing. There's often more than one right thing. There's often more than one obvious thing. — Larry Wall

The world must be made safe for democracy. Its peace must be planted upon the tested foundations of political liberty. — Woodrow Wilson

Heavy as such things are
After the wordslide, the writing begins."
From "Word Quake — Eileen Granfors

Remember that while money doesn't buy happiness, the lack of it certainly breeds misery. — Anonymous

A dog's good for filling a grief-dug hole."
"In the Shape of Shep — Eileen Granfors

From "Caleb's Crossing"
This is an excellent thought about family though it doesn't apply to me. I am lucky in my brothers.
"Now, of all times in my life, did I wish Caleb truly was my brother, rather than that selfish, imperious, weak-willed soul to whom fate had shackled me. — Geraldine Brooks

Let's put the fun back in funeral! — Kresley Cole

Complete strangers can stand silent next to each other in an elevator and not even look each other in the eye. But at a concert, those same strangers could find themselves dancing and singing together like best friends. That's the power of music. — LZ Granderson

California, still a magical vanity fair. — Eileen Granfors

Step-parents, those fairy tale villains,
Have been given a bad name.
They're easy targets.
When the family goes awry
How easy to blame them.
I was blessed by the right steps ... — Eileen Granfors

Aw honey. Today's as important as forever." Grandpa Joe in "Shave and a Haircut" Flash Warden and Other Stories — Eileen Granfors

Sleep, ladies. I will be your St. Florian." Tomaso — Eileen Granfors

I never tired of picturing sharks. — Eileen Granfors

A few blossoms float into the room. They drop like frayed yellow ribbons on the gray carpet. — Eileen Granfors

But I see how he watches the stars,
And he talks to people just because,
And gee, it would be nice to have a friend."
From "Fated" in BREATHE IN — Eileen Granfors

Women, I love. It's amazing to me, because I am a swimsuit model; I'm half-naked. I just love the fact that women love me, and it makes me love them so much back. — Chrissy Teigen

pencils racing across paper, a sound I like." Marisol — Eileen Granfors

Today I will find something beautiful.
Delicate pink blossoms on a cherry tree.
The dove resting near the lemon buds.
Sunbeams smiling from sky to earth.
Smiling on me.
"Creating" in BREATHE IN — Eileen Granfors

I am careful with the arguas (tomato caterpillars). Be careful with your mothers' hearts too, por favor.
THE PINATA-MAKER'S DAUGHTER — Eileen Granfors

Fall whispered through the window this morning, Hello, I'm here. — Eileen Granfors

The butterflies have flown away, like my ignorance and youth. — Eileen Granfors

Here I am," I say to the palm trees. "I can do this. Watch me. — Eileen Granfors

Freedom doesn't mean the absence of all restrictions. It means possessing unshakable conviction in the face of any obstacle. — Daisaku Ikeda

To split the very sea into ours and theirs. Border at the Beach
And More White Sheets — Eileen Granfors

Never mind. Bye, Carmen. Don't go out and get radical or anything.
THE PINATA-MAKER'S DAUGHTER — Eileen Granfors