Settimios Clothier Quotes

There is a cycle of love and death that shapes the lives of those who choose to travel in the company of animals. It is a cycle unlike any other. To those who have never lived through its turnings and walked its rocky path, our willingness to give our hearts with full knowledge that they will be broken seems incomprehensible. Only we know how small a price we pay for what we receive; our grief, no matter how powerful it may be, is an insufficient measure of the joy we have been given. ~ Suzanne Clothier

Yes, but easy is dull. Easy is death. Easy will kill you, Tamar, quicker than one of your hungry noblemen. Easy is not your future. ~ Meg Clothier

Humans are not put to sleep for failing to provide leadership for their dogs, countless dogs have lost their lives for the want of it. ~ Suzanne Clothier

It's perfectly possible to enjoy a good, civilized, person-to-person conversation with a picture on a museum wall. Talk to it, listen carefully, and it will more than likely talk back to you. ~ Peter Clothier

I've been many things - bold, rash maybe, and lucky - but I don't think I've ever been really brave. Doing what you want, even if it's difficult or painful, that isn't brave. Doing what you have to do - however much it hurts, however much you hate it - that's courage. ~ Meg Clothier