Crandall Quotes

#1. Sometimes, dead is bettah - Jud Crandall, Pet Sematary

Stephen King

#2. I threw so hard (after striking out Art Fletcher & Doc Crandall in the 9th inning of Game 1 of the 1912 World Series) I thought my arm would fly right off my body.

Smoky Joe Wood

#3. The first time I can remember thinking that I would like to be a writer came in sixth grade, when our teacher Mrs. Crandall gave us an extended period of time to write a long story. I loved doing it. I started working seriously at becoming a writer when I was seventeen.

Bruce Coville

#4. This morning's lecture was on how to avoid ninjas, which might have been interesting if step one hadn't been "Stay out of Japan." Furthermore, Crandall had quickly become sidetracked,

Stuart Gibbs

#5. he had never been meant to be a spy; he was a soldier. a soldier kept his sanity by distancing himself from his enemies, making them something far away and almost inhuman; merely an idea that bled when you stabbed it.

Grace Crandall

#6. I wished I could take every course in the curriculum and read every book in the library. Sometimes after I finished a particularly good book, I had the urge to get the library card, find out who else read the book, and track them down to talk about it.

Susan Crandall

#7. I've said many times that I'd be thrilled to sell the airline to the employees and our guys said no, we'll take all the money, anyway.

Robert Crandall

#8. One day that song stopped being on the outside of me and went deep inside. It was there all the time, especially when I was feeling particularly lonely.

Susan Crandall

#9. If the Wright Brothers were alive today, Orville would have to lay off Wilbur.

Robert Crandall

#10. Sometimes laughin' is all a body can do, child. It's laugh or lose your mind.

Susan Crandall

#11. You only stop meltin the snow under where you're layin when you're dead.

Stephen King

#12. [Politicians] - they'll give you everything you want to your face - and then, as you walk away, they'll shoot you in the back because it's fun to watch you die.

Robert Crandall

#13. She grabbed me in a hug so ferocious, the love reached clean to my bones. She kissed the top of my head. Truth is, you save me, child. You save me as sure as the sun rises.

Susan Crandall

#14. I had to hold on to the mad so the sad didn't drown me.

Susan Crandall

#15. Writing to me is like being addicted to heroin ... it's hard and its mean, but you just can't stop.

F.D. Crandall

#16. A lot of people came into the airline business. Most of them promptly exited, minus their money,

Robert Crandall

#17. Land was more optimistic, "As long as there are some who hang on to their generations and traditions like the Butterfields do here there is an example if someone wants to stand up and show what we have lost.

Richard Crandall

#18. God's job ain't to make our lives easier, it's to make us better souls by the lessons He gives us.

Susan Crandall

#19. I spent my whole life wantin' to take care of children. You a blessing, not a burden." She looked at me hard. "Don't you go forgettin' that." She patted my shoulder and left me alone. As I fell asleep, it come to me that that was the first time anybody had ever told me I was a blessing.

Susan Crandall

#20. Only those with a conscience can find an action unconscionable.

F.D. Crandall

#21. If you want to travel on the airline system, you give up your privacy. If you want your privacy, don't fly. Flying is voluntary.

Robert Crandall

#22. If the pilots were in charge, Columbus would still be in port. They believe the assertion that the world is flat.

Robert Crandall

#23. My mouth always worked a whole lot faster than my good sense.

Susan Crandall

#24. Withstanding the cold develops vigor for the relaxing days of spring and summer. Besides, in this matter as in many others, it is evident that nature abhors a quitter.

Arthur C. Crandall

#25. She slammed down the phone. The sharp bang shattered my heart like a bottle hitting the sidewalk

Susan Crandall

#26. Billy Graham has said many times: "Walking into a church doesn't make you a Christian any more than walking into a garage makes you a car.

Chauncey W. Crandall

#27. This is a nasty, rotten business.

Robert Crandall

#28. I did not deal well with the politicians. I tend to tell people that when they are full of crap, that they are full of crap.

Robert Crandall

#29. Some of the best things in life come when you're not planning on them. It's important to see them for the gift they are.

Susan Crandall

#30. She leaned down so she was looking right in my eyes. You hear me, child. you can't use other folks' bad behavior to excuse your own. When we got a choice, we keep Jesus in our hearts and don't do nothing that would make him ashamed.

Susan Crandall

#31. But I wasn't gonna be too scared to love the folks that took the time to love me back, and I sure wasn't gonna chase them that don't.

Susan Crandall

#32. You put together the best team that you can with the players you've got, and replace those who aren't good enough.

Robert Crandall

#33. I knew how she felt, all jittered up inside and no place to put the aggravation.

Susan Crandall

#34. Why ain't you mad?" I asked.
"Might as well get mad at the wind for blowin'. Some things just be what they be.

Susan Crandall

#35. I wondered, what other gifts I got bottled up inside me? That question had started to gnaw on me some.

Susan Crandall

#36. The airline business is fast-paced, high risk, and highly leveraged. It puts a premium on things I like to do. I think I communicate well. And I am very good at detail. I love detail.

Robert Crandall

#37. I wanted to say something to make her feel better, but I didn't know what words could have that much magic.

Susan Crandall

#38. I've never invested in any airline. I'm an airline manager. I don't invest in airlines. And I always said to the employees of American, 'This is not an appropriate investment. It's a great place to work and it's a great company that does important work. But airlines are not an investment.'

Robert Crandall

#39. A body can't run from what they done. They carry it with them inside. It fester and spread like poison if it's buried. It gotta be out in the air where it can heal.

Susan Crandall

#40. The game we are playing her is closest to the old game of 'Christians and lions.'

Robert Crandall

#41. My daddy always said being brave wasn't not being scared. Being brave was keeping going when you were.

Susan Crandall