Kate Seredy

“But, deep in her heart she knew more than what the words read or heard seemed to say. She knew that every letter in every word in every war bulletin was, somewhere, first written in blood of men, of human beings, who had once smiled and sung songs, eaten, drunk, slept and loved.”

“Kill the snake of doubt in your soul, crush the worms of fear in your heart and mountains will move out of your way.”

“There are hurts so deep that one cannot reach them or heal them with words.”

“All we know, Midnight. The best of all we know. For Chestry Valley and its master we loved. For Nana. For Sugarloaf and Brimstone Farm. For Pop and Mom and Tom. For the foals to come. For yesterday and for all tomorrows, we dance the best we know. For good-by.”

“I make money using my brains and lose money listening to my heart. But in the long run my books balance pretty well.”

“For yesterday and for all tomorrows, we dance the best we know.”