Erin Bowman Quotes

People have all sorts of pasts, sometimes dark or dreary, but perhaps the actions they choose in the present are the ones that carry the most weight. ~ Erin Bowman

Sure, sometimes you gotta let things go, but other times you can't till you set things right. And I know darn well it ain't worth arguing with a preacher. The only truths they believe are their own words. ~ Erin Bowman

[His eyes] gleaming like a demon done the devil's work ~ Erin Bowman

Maybe I felt something because I'm always looking for feelings. Without them, I don't know how to act. ~ Erin Bowman

No matter how obvious something may seem, there are two sides to every story. ~ Erin Bowman

For some reason, this is the moment I know I'm gonna be all right; that the hurt might never fade, and my heart might always long for a stubborn cowboy with squinty eyes, but I'll make do. Sure as the sun will rise. ~ Erin Bowman

Money's supposed to fix problems, not give you more, but I guess life ain't that straightforward. ~ Erin Bowman

He sips his drink and it leaves his handlebar mustache dripping like a cattle dog come outta a river. ~ Erin Bowman

Gold makes monsters of men. ~ Erin Bowman

The only truths they believe are thier own words. ~ Erin Bowman

We were suppose to be like the birds. ~ Erin Bowman

When I were first learning to shoot a rifle, Pa told me that nearly every battle people face is in their heads. ~ Erin Bowman

Secrets are like bullets. Ditto the dark, personal stuff. Folks say they'll take'em off yer hands, share the burden, but really they just load 'em into their own weapons so they can use 'em against you later. ~ Erin Bowman

Second chances are not the same as forgiveness. ~ Erin Bowman

The human brain can only be stretched so far before it breaks. ~ Erin Bowman

That word. I would have given anything to hear her say it over the summer, to have had the chance to say it back, but now, more than ever, I understand its true power. How it can make you ache as much as it can make you soar. How it shouldn't be said in return unless you mean it as deeply as the speaker. And that's not something you can ever know. Not truly. There's too much blind faith involved and that word is always, always a risk. You'll get hurt. Or the other person will. You'll stomp on someone's heart without meaning to. Loving is foolish and risky, like trying to raise a building in a bog. Emotions don't make strong foundations. ~ Erin Bowman

Truth is, if someone doesn't see you before sex, they definitely don't see you any more after. ~ Erin Bowman

No writing is wasted. Did you know that sourdough from San Francisco is leavened partly by a bacteria called lactobacillus sanfrancisensis? It is native to the soil there, and does not do well elsewhere. But any kitchen can become an ecosystem. If you bake a lot, your kitchen will become a happy home to wild yeasts, and all your bread will taste better. Even a failed loaf is not wasted. Likewise, cheese makers wash the dairy floor with whey. Tomato gardeners compost with rotten tomatoes. No writing is wasted: the words you can't put in your book can wash the floor, live in the soil, lurk around in the air. They will make the next words better. ~ Erin Bow

Caution is the key to safe cycling. I'm aware that cars are bigger than me, but I feel quite safe. I'm in control, liberated and free, when I'm on my bike. ~ Erin O'Connor

The more I thought about it the more questions I had. And not only about my cousins, but about St. Ailbe's. And those wolf-dog things. And that guy. Mostly about that guy. ~ Aileen Erin

I'm a little dirty," he said huskily, running his hand up and down the outside of one of her thighs. "I washed up but should have showered. Didn't expect this."

"You probably should have expected this." Her voice sounded a little breathless.

"Yeah," he agreed, his eyes darkening. "I probably should have."

"It's okay," she told him. "I'm washable." Images of showers and soap bubbles tripped through her mind and she hoped through his as well.

He gave her a little grin. "Good to know. Means I can get you really dirty."

Juliet felt her breathing quicken. She put her hand against his face, over his scar. "I really want that."

Sawyer slid a hand up her back and into her hair. He urged her closer until her lips were nearly against his. "Me, too. ~ Erin Nicholas

Hey," Zachary says and she looks up from her book with a dazed expression he's used to wearing himself, the disorientation of being pulled out of one world and back into another.
"Hi," Elena says, coming out of the fiction fog and tucking the Chandler in her bag. ~ Erin Morgenstern

I like exercise. I like a healthy body. ~ Erin Gray

(He) felt lost and alone without his old friend, though he barely recognized him anymore. He wondered if they could ever be friends again. ~ Erin Hunter

I can't tell how much of our connection is because of the things we still have in common or the one thing that bonds us for life. But no matter what happens, I know I can totally count on Erin for anything. And she knows I'd do anything for her. ~ Susane Colasanti

My skill, if I have one, isn't dancing. It's my ability to believe that tomorrow can be a better day. ~ Erin Watt

There is no reason for beauty. It just is. ~ Erin Kellison

I have read for countless people on innumerable subjects and the most difficult thing to understand within the cards is always the timing. I knew that, and still it surprised me. How long I was willing to wait for something that was only a possibility. I always thought it was just a matter of time but I was wrong. ~ Erin Morgenstern

Performance art can be produced in a coffee house setting. ~ Jack Bowman

I find that when I am involved in the business of life, when I'm working with people, particularly with children, I feel better. A kind of strength and energy comes with that. ~ Thea Bowman

The truth is, I can't help the way people perceive anything, from the role of financial industry in the economic crisis, to the place of women's fiction in the canon of modern literature, to the rank of mint chocolate chip ice cream as a favorite Baskin-Robbins flavor. ~ Erin Duffy

Blind ambition drives the foolish, while the soul directs the wise. ~ Erin Forbes

He opened his eyes again and stared into her soul. "Then I'll tell you the truth."
"Which is?" Her hand was shaking.
"I did it because I want you. ~ Valerie Bowman

When you put yourself on the line, you have to decide if what you'll get is worth what you'll risk. ~ Erin Entrada Kelly

Oakheart," Crookedpaw explained. "He's my littermate." Bluepaw stretched up on her hind legs to get a better view of the tom, but could see only the reddish-brown tips of his ears. "He's great," Crookedpaw purred. "He caught a fish on his first day as an apprentice." I caught a squirrel. Bluepaw found herself competing. "He says that when he becomes leader, he'll make me deputy." How modest! "I have a sister," Bluepaw announced. She nodded toward Snowpaw, who was sitting beside Sparrowpelt, a tail-length away. "She's a brilliant hunter, too." "Maybe if they both became leader we could be deputies together," Crookedpaw mewed. Deputy? What was the point of being deputy? "I want to be the leader!" Crookedpaw looked at her in surprise, then broke into a purr. "Of course." Bluepaw ~ Erin Hunter

There was mental and physical abuse in my family. ~ Erin Moran

I feel like I'm the one made out of paper. ~ Akemi Dawn Bowman

Trapped in silence, Marco traces apologies and adorations across Celia's body with his tongue. Mutely expressing all the things he cannot speak aloud.
He finds other ways to tell her, his fingers leaving faint trails of ink in their wake. He savors every sound he elicits from her.
The entire room trembles as they come together.
And though there are a great many fragile objects contained within it, nothing breaks. ~ Erin Morgenstern

Don't be so stubborn. When you feel lost or don't get something, just come to me. I'll always be there to help." That was sweet. ~ Aileen Erin

I really like the idea of being utilitarian. My dream is to edit down my wardrobe and be very Japanese, where you have one rolling rack and it's like your four T-shirts, your five dresses, your two pairs of jeans. ~ Erin Wasson

Often diners remark that they are too pretty, too impressive to eat, but they always find a way to manage. ~ Erin Morgenstern

That's the thing about words; once you speak them, you can't ever take them back, whether you meant them or not. They were said, and that's that. ~ Erin Noelle

I'm not certain I understand the rules," Marco says.
"You don't need to understand the rules. You need to follow them. ~ Erin Morgenstern

My grandfather, Jesse Bowman, was of Abenaki Indian descent. He could barely read and write, but I remember him as one of the kindest people I ever knew. I followed him everywhere. He showed me how to walk quietly in the woods and how to fish. ~ Joseph Bruchac

I knew that, and still it surprised me. How long I was willing to wait for something that was only a possibility. ~ Erin Morgenstern

Taggle looked up at her, his amber eyes as deep as the loneliness Kate had felt before he became her friend.
"The traditional thing," he said slowly, "involves the river and a sack. ~ Erin Bow

Because I figured out who I was- the man who had been born to love you. ~ Erin McCarthy

Forcing a subject to respond the way you want him to only confirms your bias, my dear. ~ Erin McCahan

I wanted to be a good person, compassionate, regardless of what was said or done to me. That was the standard I held for myself, the way I'd managed to survive all those years. I wouldn't give in to hatred. I ~ Erin McCarthy

My mother wanted out of politics. And I'll tell you, she got as far out as she could. Down nigh the Licking River."
"The Licking - " said Da-Xia, as if she couldn't believe her luck.
Elián scrubbed a hand over his face. "The south fork."
"Have you at this point heard all the jokes about that?" asked Grego.
"I'll bet there are more," said Thandi.
"Shut up," said Elián, majestically. ~ Erin Bow

I should have known better. My momma had been a momma long enough to hear a whisper better than a shout, and I dropped my head with a sigh. Page 61 ~ Jennifer Erin Valent

Ah, the boo. The boo is the most maligned, gossiped about, ridiculed figure in the pantheon of prison characters. Boo, which is short for the street term "booty call," is the casual girlfriend, the cheap feel in the sally port, the temporary object of someone's affections (although most boos don't realize the impermanence of their positions). ~ Erin George

Our relationship felt like a Christmas gift that you hadn't asked for and weren't expecting to receive, but the minute you saw it, you knew it was perfect for you. ~ Erin McCarthy

We have waited long. Learn who to trust. It is heart that knows truth. Don't close eyes and wait for path to choose you. Choose path and follow it. ~ Erin Hunter

What I do know is that I wasn't happy about the direction my life was going until you got in my truck that first night. I don't know what the hell I'm doing, Erin. I'm just ... I'm winging it. I was kinda hoping you would wing it with me ~ Jamie McGuire

Service Marketing delivers when great communication meets great service design. ~ Peter Bowman

Two human families have died out on me in the past century alone."
Warrick inclined his head. "It might help if you didn't eat members of your staff when you're displeased. ~ Erin Kellison

follow your heart! (sppotedleafs motto) ~ Erin Hunter

What Erin wants to do with pain is fix it, make it go away, and sometimes that's not what other people want. ~ Amy Reed

Because Tammy is in there making like her feet hate each other, and they don't
need us around for it. ~ Erin McCarthy

Leafpaw winced; how could Mothwing believe that the only task of a medicine cat was to heal? ~ Erin Hunter

Tara...seemed to digest gossip as voraciously as an owl, regurgitating it in the form of little pellets of dubious information. ~ Erin Saldin

Upon seeing Evie, her friends rushed toward her with unladylike squeals, and Evie let out her own laughing shriek as they collided in a circle of tightly hugging arms and exuberant kisses. In their shared excitement, the three young women continued to exclaim and scream, until someone burst into the room.
It was Cam, his eyes wide, his breathing fast, as if he had come at a dead run. His alert gaze flashed across the room, taking in the situation. Slowly his lean frame relaxed. "Damn," he muttered. "I thought something was wrong."
"Everything is fine, Cam," Evie said with a smile, while Annabelle kept an arm around her shoulders. "My friends are here, that's all."
Glancing at Sebastian, Cam remarked sourly, "I've heard less noise form the hogs at slaughter time."
There was a sudden suspicious tension around Sebastian's jaw, as if he were fighting to suppress a grin. "Mrs. Hunt, Miss Bowman, this is Mr. Rohan. You must pardon his lack of tact, as he is..."
"A ruffian?" Daisy suggested innocently.
This time Sebastian could not prevent a smile. "I was going to say 'unused to the presence of ladies at the club.'"
"Is that what the are?" Cam asked, casting a dubious glance at the visitors, his attention lingering for a moment on Daisy's small face.
Pointedly ignoring Cam, Daisy spoke to Annabelle. "I've always heard that Gypsies are known for their charm. An unfounded myth, it seems."
Cam's golden eyes narrowed into tigerish slits. ~ Lisa Kleypas

With this life I give you pride, so that you may know your own worth and the worth of your Clan. ~ Erin Hunter

There is freedom waiting for you,
On the breezes of the sky,
And you ask "What if I fall?"
Oh but my darling,
What if you fly? ~ Erin Hanson

It's the time to make choices you can be proud of. It's the time to be the best version of yourself and in the process, somewhere along the way hopefully you attract the best version someone else has to offer. The more you challenge yourself, the higher your expectations become for your life and the people you want to have in it. ~ Erin Foster