Five Days in May Quotes

“Don’t never underestimate the power of doin’ the right thing”
― Ninie Hammon, Five Days in May

“She was a blessed woman, for a fact, and she intended to go out of this world being grateful for what she had.”
― Ninie Hammon, Five Days in May

“It’s not so hard to leave a life if you don’t have nothing in it.”
― Ninie Hammon, Five Days in May

“When there ain’t no lovin’ voices in your ears, fear comes a’ whisperin’ and first thing you know, you start to listen and believe.”
― Ninie Hammon, Five Days in May

“Tornado watches were as common in springtime Oklahoma as Catholics at a fish fry. Jonas”
― Ninie Hammon, Five Days in May

“She’d seemed at peace in such a profound way it left him disturbed, confused, and a little frightened. There was a power in her stillness he could neither understand nor tolerate. He’d done the best he could to crush it, but he had a sense that he’d never gotten to the core of her, that his blows had been flesh wounds, had not inflicted any real damage at all. And”
― Ninie Hammon, Five Days in May

“Why, the poor thing had just listened to scared, that was all. Can’t never listen to scared. It’ll lie to you ever’ time.”
― Ninie Hammon, Five Days in May

“Never explain. Your friends don’t need it and your enemies won’t believe it anyway.’ Take your best shot.” She”
― Ninie Hammon, Five Days in May

“goodness don’t come from a man’s heart less’n he knows pure love—both give it and had it give to him.” Like”
― Ninie Hammon, Five Days in May

“Yeah, truth is hard.” Hard and sharp. Give it enough time and its razor edge would eventually slice through whatever pretense you wrapped it in. She”
― Ninie Hammon, Five Days in May

“The absolutely proper response to certain life situations was rage: pure, unadulterated rage. Any other reaction was ludicrous—or phony.”
― Ninie Hammon, Five Days in May

“Can't listen to scared! It lies. Scared lies and mad lies and hate lies. But love don't lie.”
― Ninie Hammon, Five Days in May

“Princess was quiet, in that profound way she had that made silence more than the absence of noise, made it a positive force, an aura wrapped tight around her. Oran had the crazy notion that if he reached out his hand, he could touch it, and the silence would feel like ... warm smoke.”
― Ninie Hammon, Five Days in May

“Don’t never underestimate the power of doin’ the right thing, Reverend. Sometimes, it’s the only gift life gives you.”
― Ninie Hammon, Five Days in May

“You ain’t hard a’tall. Hard’s all the way down, and you’re just scabbed over on the outside from gettin’ dragged through the rocks. Scabs fall off, though. When it’s healed up underneath ’em, scabs fall off. Hard that’s all the way to the bone don’t never change.”
― Ninie Hammon, Five Days in May