Whip Hand Quotes

“I guessed life was like that. You gained and you lost, and if you saved anything from the ruins, even if only a shred of self-respect, it was enough to take you through the next bit.”
― Dick Francis, Whip Hand

“But one discarded dreams and got dressed, and made what one could of the day.”
― Dick Francis, Whip Hand

“How could people, I wondered for the ten thousandth useless time, how could people who had loved so dearly come to such a wilderness; and yet the change in us was irreversible, and neither of us would even search for a way back. It was impossible. The fire was out. Only a few live coals lurked in the ashes, searing unexpectedly at the incautious touch.”
― Dick Francis, Whip Hand

“Humiliation and rejection and helplessness and failure… After all these years I would not, I thought wretchedly, I would damned well not be defeated by fear.”
― Dick Francis, Whip Hand