Inis Fal > Inis's Quotes

“Grown men can learn from very little children for the hearts of the little children are pure. Therefore, the Great Spirit may show to them many things which older people miss.”
― Black Elk

“...Jesse dropped his sword into the sand with a clunk. The others stared in bewilderment, as he lifted the great helmet from off his head, tossing it down beside his sword. Then, with a lunge Jesse turned and sprinted past the group, directly into the path of the oncoming lion. "Jess, NO!!" Tanya shrieked...
-Excerpt from When the Lion Roars.

For those who are interested, I am now able to send out autographed copies of When the Lion Roars, along with custom bookmarks. Enjoy!”
― Inis L. Fal

“If having a soul means being able to feel love and loyalty and gratitude, then animals are better off than a lot of humans.”
― James Herriot , All Creatures Great and Small

“A farmer once told me one of the greatest luxuries of his life was to wake up early only to go back to sleep again.”
― James Herriot

“But Siegfried held up a restraining hand. “Just one moment,” he slurred. “The windscreen is very dirty. I’ll give it a rub for you.” The ladies watched him silently as he weaved round to the back of the car and began to rummage in the boot. The love light had died from their eyes. I don’t know why he took the trouble; possibly it was because, through the whisky mists, he felt he must re-establish himself as a competent and helpful member of the party. But the effort fell flat; the effect was entirely spoiled. He was polishing the glass with a dead hen.”
― James Herriot, All Creatures Great and Small

“When all t'world goes one road, I go t'other.”
― James Herriot, All Creatures Great and Small

“Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.”
― Babe Ruth

“In fifteen minutes most of the camp was there, including the Texan who, Lord save his soul forever, had brought along a bottle of bonded Kentucky Drain Opener.”
― Peter Hathaway Capstick, Death in the Long Grass: A Big Game Hunter's Adventures in the African Bush

“It's a special and wonderful thing to have a bond with an animal...any animal...and one that not just anyone can experience or even recognize for what it is. Having been raised with animals all of my life, I can appreciate how much animals become a part of your family, and how blessed you know you are to have them in your life, how much they teach you and how much they give you...unconditional love, trust, loyalty...and a great deal of humor along the way. And if the day does come when you have to say goodbye, you shed a great many tears, but you always have a window in your mind, a memory engraved on your heart that will never leave you as long as you live...you know your life has been forever changed for the better, and you are grateful to that animal...or animals...for the precious gift that they gave you. And, it gives you a sense of comfort to remember, that that animal's life was also touched by the companionship, love and security that you gave to them all of their lives. Animals are far smarter than we give them credit for. Believe me...they love and cherish you as much as you do them.”
― Inis L. Fal

“I read so I can live more than one life in more than one place.”
― Anne Tyler

“A speck of ire can
blaze a fire; the fate of war can
be sealed with a dart,
a butterfly flapping its wings
may turn the tide miles apart!”
― Somali K Chakrabarti

“Tears are infinitely more precious than blood. Blood spurts from the body; tears stream from the soul.”
― Sweety Shinde, Arjun: Without a Doubt

“Above all, be the heroine of your life, not the victim.”
― Nora Ephron

“Ah, what happiness it is to be with people who are all happy, to press hands, press cheeks, smile into eyes.”
― Katherine Mansfield

“I am content; that is a blessing greater than riches; and he to whom that is given need ask no more.”
― Henry Fielding

“Nobody has ever measured, not even poets, how much the heart can hold.”
― Zelda Fitzgerald

“Armenia is dying, but it will survive. The little blood that is left is precious blood that will give birth to a heroic generation. A nation that does not want to die, does not die. April 9, 1916 Sorbonne”
― Anatole France

“Books to the ceiling,
Books to the sky,
My pile of books is a mile high.
How I love them! How I need them!
I'll have a long beard by the time I read them.”
― Arnold Lobel

“The past beats inside me like a second heart.”
― John Banville, The Sea

“How marvelous books are, crossing worlds and centuries, defeating ignorance and, finally, cruel time itself.”
― Gore Vidal, Julian

“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.”
― Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Nah. I'm a tough cookie. Except for the cancer, I'm fine.”
― Lisa Scottoline, Every Fifteen Minutes

“All the characters in this book are fictional, but they are as real to me as the members of my own family. I had to tell their story because they could not.”
― Maral Boyadjian

“A room without books is like a body without a soul.”
― Marcus Tullius Cicero