Edith Pattou Quotes

#1. She would search for him.
In the land that lay east of the sun and west of the moon.
But there was no way there.

Edith Pattou

#2. Being who we are requires that we can talk openly about things that are important to us, that we take a clear position on where we stand on important emotional issues, and that we clarify the limits of what is acceptable and tolerable to us in a relationship.

Harriet Lerner

#3. Writing is not always a writer's playtime. It's actually a work in progress. Few understand this and mistakenly believe we're wasting time. But it's never a waste of time when doing what you love.

David Lucero

#4. They journeyed far and the white bear said, "Are you afraid?"
"No," she replied. "I am not afraid.

Edith Pattou

#5. I knelt by the design. Yes, there was the sun rising. But the white form I had always thought to be a cloud was a bear. I could see it now, upside down. White bear, isbjorn, stood for north. Father had not been able to help himself. The truth was there, too. Truth and lie, side by side.

Edith Pattou

#6. It was the difference between walking with a stranger and walking with your heartmate. It was the difference between working for duty and working for love.

Edith Pattou

#7. And telling a story, I suppose, is like winding a skein of spun yarn- you sometimes lose track of the beginning.

Edith Pattou

#8. Beatles, women and children first!

Ringo Starr

#9. Where is it?" I asked, willing him to tell me.
He laughed suddenly, and I could hear the full-throated, grating sound of the white bear's laughter in it.
"East of the sun and west of the moon," he said.

Edith Pattou

#10. East of the sun and west of the moon.

Edith Pattou

#11. Here.
After so long waiting.
Her purple eyes.
Torn cloak.
Skin pale, sheer as ice.
Exhausted.
But unafraid.

Edith Pattou

#12. He saw something that makes a man doubtful of the constancy of the realities outside himself. It was the shocking discovery that makes a man wonder if I've missed this, what else have I failed to see?

John Steinbeck

#13. Even when life knocks me around,
I will not lose hope.
For you see, nothing is ever personal
Just a chance for me to grow.

Nikki Rowe

#14. That's the trouble with loving a wild thing: You're always left watching the door.

Edith Pattou

#15. Capitalism and market forces are very powerful in producing wealth and innovation. But we need to ensure that these forces act in the common interest.

Thomas Piketty

#16. It is odd, the twists that life will sometimes take. The ewe that you think will give birth with ease dies bringing forth a two-headed lamb. Or the ski trail that you have been told is treacherous, you navigate easily.

Edith Pattou

#17. The joy I feel is immense; it burns inside me as though I have swallowed a piece of the sun.

Edith Pattou

#18. I crossed the room to him. "I love you," I said in a rush, afraid I would change my mind.
"Charles," he replied.

Edith Pattou

#19. The Heritage Foundation is the premier think tank, research organization. The premier idea group for the conservative movement.

Jim DeMint

#20. A pine needle fell in the forest. The hawk saw it. The deer heard it. The white bear smelled it

Edith Pattou