Telle Smith Quotes & Sayings

To say that Doctor Tenace loved death is probably too much, but decay, especially mental or soul decay fascinated him. He was hypnotised by the last minutes of all sorts of living creatures struggling with death. — Yves Bernas

I hate that there are so many sides of him that I don't understand, and I don't know if I even want to keep trying to understand them. There are parts of him that I love, parts of him that I hate. But there's a part of him that does nothing but disappoint me, and that's the absolute hardest part to accept. — Colleen Hoover

You just have to sit down and write the next book. I mean, it's not all uncommon for a writer to get a ton of publicity for one book and then not get as much for the next one. I don't worry about that because I try to worry about the one single part of the job I can control: the writing of the book. — Jeff Abbott

This is how the whole of our life slips by. We seek repose by battling against certain obstacles, and once they are overcome we find rest is unbearable because of the boredom it generates ... We can't imaging a condition that is pleasant without fun and noise. — Blaise Pascal

If you don't turn your life into a story, you just become a part of someone else's story. — Terry Pratchett

She said, "Well, that's right, she's going to heaven very soon. And now it's time for us to say good-bye to her and tell her how much we love her."
Mary martha nodded and looked at the needlepoint in her hands.
"Will her brain still be hurt, in heaven?" she asked.
[Rebecca] ... said, "Do you remember that time at the beach, when you went into the water with Gran-Gran and the waves were too big and she lifted you up over them? And you two were laughing so much and you said she was the coolest grandmother in the world?"
Mary Martha smiled. "Yes"
"That is how she will be in heaven," Rebecca said. — Tim Farrington

How long have you known about Big Bolliger?"
"Weeks. We're going to be short-staffed. That reminds me, let Rojakke go."
"Why? There's no one like him at the tables."
"Lots of sobs know their way around a deck of cards. Rojakke is a little too quick. He's skimming."
"He's a good dealer, and he has a family to provide for. You could give him a warning, take a finger."
"Then he wouldn't be a good dealer any more, would he? — Leigh Bardugo