Valerie Dearborn Quotes & Sayings

Asses are made to bear, and so are you. — William Shakespeare

Trees surrounded them from all sides, casting long inky shadows that would, at another time, have been scary. But there was no point in being scared of what might be lurking in the shadows when the biggest bad, of all big bads, was gazing at her intently. — Caroline Hanson

Everything she knew about him rushed through her mind like a tidal wave. — Caroline Hanson

She tried to think of the right thing to say - something that would make him leave her alone. If she said she could defend herself he'd want her to prove it. But if she said she couldn't defend herself, then he'd take her out there to learn. This is so messed up. — Caroline Hanson

My little nymph's laughter filled my soul. — Katie McGarry

A game lasts 90 minutes. And how long are 90 minutes? How long are they without society? And who bares them? — Ilse Aichinger

If she was going to die she wanted to go out with chocolate in one hand and a shopping bag in the other. — Caroline Hanson

Sometimes we find it hardest to accept in others that which we cling to in ourselves. — Brandon Sanderson

There are people who have tremendously important things to say, but they say it so poorly that nobody would ever want to read it. — Theodore Sturgeon

In the street, he turned west and walked against a tide of blank-eyed, gum-chewing faces. A taxi went over a manhole cover, clink-clank. Steam was rising from an excavation at the corner. The world was like a puzzle with half the pieces missing. What was the pont of all these drab buildings, this dirty sky? — Damon Knight

In order to be a smartarse, you need to be smart? If you're not, it just makes you an arse. — Suzanne Wright

The calmness was fracturing, tendrils of fear seeping through her mind like ivy. Once the fear consumed her, she'd run. — Caroline Hanson

Her gaze shifted away. "I don't remember my dreams anymore." It was like she was confessing a dirty secret. And maybe it was, because even though he hated the dreams, each time he had them, he was with his parents again. Hearing their laughter. Watching them live. But when he woke up they were really gone. — Caroline Hanson

Try to go out empty and let your images fill you up. — Jay Maisel

Her life was shameful and lonely. There was no longer any hope for her, there was no chance of escape. Yet, in spite of her humiliation and the despair which possessed her, she still remained in some part of her soul aloof and untouched. It was the hard centre of her being which never altered. Nothing could touch that. — Anna Kavan

Fear blossomed within her - not like a flower, but like blood welling from a gunshot wound, spreading throughout her entire body. — Caroline Hanson

Nervousness made her feel nauseous, almost like she had two hearts frantically beating in her chest, instead of one. — Caroline Hanson

The secret is that nothing knows, the secret is that all life flows, the secret is that thoughts and hearts are different beings, split apart. — David Clement-Davies

Life is about juggling obligations, Valerie. You need to study smarter, not harder. — Caroline Hanson